| Member States (53) |
Date of Admission |
|---|
| Afghanistan** |
24 April 1953 |
| Armenia |
26 July 1994 |
| Australia |
28 March 1947 |
| Azerbaijan |
31 July 1992 |
| Bangladesh** |
17 April 1973 |
| Bhutan** |
6 January 1972 |
| Brunei Darussalam |
26 July 1985 |
| Cambodia** |
20 August 1954 |
| China |
28 March 1947 |
| Fiji |
3 August 1979 |
| France |
28 March 1947 |
| Georgia |
25 July 2000 |
| India |
28 March 1947 |
| Indonesia |
28 September 1950 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
10 July 1958 |
| Japan |
24 June 1954 |
| Kazakhstan |
31 July 1992 |
| Kiribati** |
26 July 1991 |
| Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) |
31 July 1992 |
| Korea (the Republic of) |
20 October 1954 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
31 July 1992 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic(the)** |
16 February 1955 |
| Malaysia |
17 September 1957 |
| Maldives |
5 August 1976 |
| Marshall Islands (the) |
31 July 1992 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) |
31 July 1992 |
| Mongolia |
21 December 1961 |
| Myanmar** |
19 April 1948 |
| Nauru |
20 July 1971 |
| Nepal** |
6 June 1955 |
| Netherlands (the) |
28 March 1947 |
| New Zealand |
8 March 1948 |
| Pakistan |
30 September 1947 |
| Palau |
18 July 1996 |
| Papua New Guinea |
27 August 1976 |
| Philippines (the) |
28 March 1947 |
| Russian Federation (the)*** |
28 March 1947 |
| Samoa** |
5 July 1963 |
| Singapore |
21 September 1965 |
| Solomon Islands** |
3 August 1979 |
| Sri Lanka |
10 December 1954 |
| Tajikistan |
31 July 1992 |
| Thailand |
28 March 1947 |
| Timor-Leste** |
18 July 2003 |
| Tonga |
20 July 1971 |
| Turkey |
18 July 1996 |
| Turkmenistan |
31 July 1992 |
| Tuvalu ** |
26 July 1985 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) |
28 March 1947 |
| United States of America (the) |
28 March 1947 |
| Uzbekistan |
31 July 1992 |
| Vanuatu** |
27 July 1984 |
| Viet Nam |
23 August 1954 |
| Associate Members* (9) |
Date of Admission |
|---|
| American Samoa |
28 July 1988 |
| Cook Islands (the) |
11 July 1972 |
| French Polynesia |
31 July 1992 |
| Guam |
24 July 1981 |
| Hong Kong, China**** |
25 November 1947 |
| Macao, China ***** |
26 July 1991 |
| New Caledonia |
31 July 1992 |
| Niue |
3 August 1979 |
| Northern Mariana Islands (the) |
22 July 1986 |
Notes:
* Not a member of the United Nations
** Least Developed Country
*** Continuation of membership of former USSR
**** Change of name from Hong Kong to Hong Kong, China (1 July 1997)
***** Change of name to Macau, China (20 December 1999) and further changed to Macao, China (4 February 2000)
