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ESCAP Members and Associate Members

   Member States (52)  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. Islamic Republic 
      of Iran
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. Tonga 20 July 1971
45. Turkey 18 July 1996
46. Turkmenistan 31 July 1992
47. Tuvalu ** 26 July 1985
48. United Kingdom of 
      Great Britain 
      and Northern 
      Ireland(the)
28 March 1947
49. United States of 
      America (the)
28 March 1947
50. Uzbekistan 31 July 1992
51. Vanuatu** 27 July 1984
52. Viet Nam 23 August 1954
 Associate Members*(9)  Date of Admission
1. American Samoa 28 July 1991
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
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 from Macau to Macao, China (20.12.1999)