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10 May 2008

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Member States (53)

Associate Members* (9)

	Member States (53)	Date of Admission


	1. Afghanistan**			24 April 1953
	2. Armenia			26 July 1994
	3. Australia			28 March 1947
	4. Azerbaijan			31 July 1992
	5. Bangladesh**			17 April 1973
	6. Bhutan**			6 January 1972
	7. Brunei Darussalam			26 July 1985
	8. Cambodia**			20 August 1954
	9. China			28 March 1947
	10. Fiji			3 August 1979
	11. France			28 March 1947
	12. Georgia			25 July 2000
	13. India			28 March 1947
	14. Indonesia			28 September 1950
	15. Iran (Islamic Republic of)			10 July 1958
	16. Japan			24 June 1954
	17. Kazakhstan			31 July 1992
	18. Kiribati**			26 July 1991

	19. Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)			31 July 1992

	20. Korea (the Republic of)			20 October 1954
	21. Kyrgyzstan			31 July 1992

	22. Lao People's Democratic Republic(the)**			16 February 1955

	23. Malaysia			17 September 1957
	24. Maldives**			5 August 1976
	25. Marshall Islands (the)			31 July 1992

	26. Micronesia (Federated States of)			31 July 1992

	27. Mongolia			21 December 1961
	28. Myanmar**			19 April 1948
	29. Nauru			20 July 1971
	30. Nepal**			6 June 1955
	31. Netherlands (the)			28 March 1947
	32. New Zealand			8 March 1948
	33. Pakistan			30 September 1947
	34. Palau			18 July 1996
	35. Papua New Guinea			27 August 1976
	36. Philippines (the)			28 March 1947

	37. Russian Federation (the)***			28 March 1947

	38. Samoa**			5 July 1963
	39. Singapore			21 September 1965
	40. Solomon Islands**			3 August 1979
	41. Sri Lanka			10 December 1954
	42. Tajikistan			31 July 1992
	43. Thailand			28 March 1947
	44. Timor-Leste			18 July 2003
	45. Tonga			20 July 1971
	46. Turkey			18 July 1996
	47. Turkmenistan			31 July 1992
	48. Tuvalu **			26 July 1985

	49. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)			28 March 1947

	50. United States of America (the)			28 March 1947

	51. Uzbekistan			31 July 1992
	52. Vanuatu**			27 July 1984
	53. Viet Nam			23 August 1954

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	Associate Members* (9)	Date of Admission


	1. American Samoa			28 July 1988
	2. Cook Islands (the)			11 July 1972
	3. French Polynesia			31 July 1992
	4. Guam			24 July 1981
	5. Hong Kong, China****			25 November 1947
	6. Macao, China *****			26 July 1991
	7. New Caledonia			31 July 1992
	8. Niue			3 August 1979

	9. Northern Mariana Islands (the)			22 July 1986

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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 (1.7.1997)
*****	Change of name to Macau, China (20.12.1999) and further changed to Macao, China (4.2.2000))

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