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Member states of the International Telecommunication Union

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Map of the International Telecommunication Union member states as of August 2019, with their territories (including dependent territories) recognized by the ITU in green.

The International Telecommunication Union member states are the 193 sovereign states that are members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and have equal representation at its supreme decision-making body, the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference. The ITU is the world's oldest intergovernmental organization having been founded in 1865.

Flag Member state[1] Date of Entry See also
Afghanistan
Afghanistan 1928/4/12
Albania
Albania 1922/6/2
Algeria
Algeria 1963/5/3
Andorra
Andorra 1993/11/12
Angola
Angola 1976/10/13
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda 1987/2/4
Argentina
Argentina 1889/1/1
Armenia
Armenia 1992/6/30 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Australia
Australia 1878/5/27 Australia and the United Nations
Austria
Austria 1865/5/17
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan 1992/4/10 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
The Bahamas
Bahamas 1974/8/19
Bahrain
Bahrain 1975/1/1
Bangladesh
Bangladesh 1973/9/5
Barbados
Barbados 1967/8/16
Belarus
Belarus 1947/5/7 Former member: Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Belgium
Belgium 1865/5/17
Belize
Belize 1981/12/16
Benin
Benin[a] 1961/1/1
Bhutan
Bhutan 1988/9/15
Bolivia
Plurinational State of Bolivia[b] 1907/6/1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992/10/20 Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Botswana
Botswana 1968/4/2
Brazil
Brazil 1877/7/4 Brazil and the United Nations
Brunei
Brunei Darussalam 1984/11/19
Bulgaria
Bulgaria 1880/9/18
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso[c] 1962/1/16
Burundi
Burundi 1963/2/16
Cape Verde
Cabo Verde[d] 1976/9/10
Cambodia
Cambodia[e] 1952/4/10
Cameroon
Cameroon[f] 1960/12/22
Canada
Canada 1908/7/1 Canada and the United Nations
Central African Republic
Central African Republic[g] 1960/12/2
Chad
Chad 1960/11/25
Chile
Chile 1908/1/1
China
China 1920/9/1 Former member: Republic of China and China and the United Nations
Colombia
Colombia 1914/8/25
Comoros
Comoros 1976/1/5
Republic of the Congo
Congo[h] 1960/12/13
Costa Rica
Costa Rica 1932/9/13
Ivory Coast
Côte d'Ivoire[i] 1960/12/23
Croatia
Croatia 1992/6/3 Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Cuba
Cuba 1918/1/16
Cyprus
Cyprus 1961/4/24
Czech Republic
Czech Republic 1993/1/1 Former member: Czechoslovakia (1920/1/10)
North Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1975/9/24 Korea and the United Nations
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo[j] 1961/12/6
Denmark
Denmark 1865/5/17
Djibouti
Djibouti 1977/11/22
Dominica
Dominica 1996/10/28
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic 1926/7/11
Ecuador
Ecuador 1920/4/17
Egypt
Egypt 1876/12/9 Former member: United Arab Republic
El Salvador
El Salvador 1927/10/12
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea 1970/7/2
Eritrea
Eritrea 1993/8/6
Estonia
Estonia 1922/5/19 *

1992/4/22

Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Eswatini
Eswatini[k] 1970/11/11
Ethiopia
Ethiopia 1932/2/20
Fiji
Fiji 1971/5/5 Fiji and the United Nations
Finland
Finland 1920/9/1
France
France 1865/5/17 France and the United Nations
Gabon
Gabon 1960/12/28
The Gambia
Republic of The Gambia[l] 1974/5/27
Georgia (country)
Georgia 1993/1/7 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Germany
Germany 1865/5/17 Former member: German Democratic Republic and Germany and the United Nations
Ghana
Ghana 1957/5/17
Greece
Greece 1869/1/1
Grenada
Grenada 1981/11/17
Guatemala
Guatemala 1914/7/10
Guinea
Guinea 1959/3/9
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau 1976/1/15
Guyana
Guyana 1967/3/8
Haiti
Haiti 1927/10/10
Honduras
Honduras 1925/10/27
Hungary
Hungary 1865/5/17
Iceland
Iceland 1906/10/1
India
India 1871/2/24 India and the United Nations
Indonesia
Indonesia[m] 1949/1/1 Withdrawal of Indonesia (1965–1966) and Indonesia and the United Nations
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran[n] 1869/1/1
Iraq
Iraq 1928/11/12
Republic of Ireland
Ireland 1923/12/8
Israel
Israel 1948/6/24 Israel and the United Nations
Italy
Italy 1865/5/17
Jamaica
Jamaica 1963/2/18
Japan
Japan 1879/1/29 Japan and the United Nations
Jordan
Jordan 1947/5/20
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan[o] 1993/2/23 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Kenya
Kenya 1964/4/11
Kiribati
Kiribati 1986/11/3
Kuwait
Kuwait 1959/8/14
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan 1994/1/20 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic[p] 1952/4/3
Latvia
Latvia 1921/12/11 *

1991/11/11

Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Lebanon
Lebanon 1924/1/12
Lesotho
Lesotho 1967/5/26
Liberia
Liberia 1927/10/10
Libya
Libya[3][q] 1953/2/3
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein 1963/7/25
Lithuania
Lithuania 1923/7/1 *

1991/10/12

Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Luxembourg
Luxembourg 1866/3/2 Luxembourg and the United Nations
Madagascar
Madagascar[r] 1961/5/11
Malawi
Malawi 1965/2/19
Malaysia
Malaysia 1958/2/3 Former member: Federation of Malaya and Malaysia and the United Nations
Maldives
Maldives[s] 1967/2/28 21 September 1965
Mali
Mali 1960/10/21
Malta
Malta 1965/1/1
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands 1996/2/22 Marshall Islands and the United Nations
Mauritania
Mauritania 1962/4/18
Mauritius
Mauritius 1969/8/30
Mexico
Mexico 1908/7/1 Mexico and the United Nations
Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia 1993/3/18 Federated States of Micronesia and the United Nations
Monaco
Monaco 1908/7/1
Mongolia
Mongolia 1964/8/27
Montenegro
Montenegro 2006/6/21 Former member: Yugoslavia (original member) and Serbia and Montenegro
Morocco
Morocco 1956/11/1
Mozambique
Mozambique 1975/11/4
Myanmar
Myanmar[t] 1937/9/15
Namibia
Namibia 1984/1/25
Nauru
Nauru 1969/6/10
Nepal
Nepal 1957/12/5
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Netherlands 1865/5/17
New Zealand
New Zealand 1878/6/3 New Zealand and the United Nations
Nicaragua
Nicaragua 1926/5/12
Niger
Niger 1960/11/14
Nigeria
Nigeria 1961/4/11
North Macedonia
North Macedonia[u] 1993/5/4 Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Norway
Norway 1865/5/17
Oman
Oman 1972/4/28
Pakistan
Pakistan 1947/8/26 Pakistan and the United Nations
Panama
Panama 1914/7/14
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea 1975/10/31
Paraguay
Paraguay 1927/9/27
Peru
Peru 1915/7/12
Philippines
Philippines[v] 1912/5/25 Philippines and the United Nations
Poland
Poland 1921/1/1
Portugal
Portugal 1865/5/17
Qatar
Qatar 1973/3/27
South Korea
Republic of Korea 1952/1/31 Korea and the United Nations
Moldova
Republic of Moldova[w] 1992/10/20 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Romania
Romania 1866/2/9
Russia
Russian Federation 1865/5/17 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Soviet Union and the United Nations and Russia and the United Nations
Rwanda
Rwanda 1962/12/12
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis[x] 2006/3/15
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia 1997/9/4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1983/3/25
Samoa
Samoa 1988/10/7
San Marino
San Marino 1977/3/25
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe[y] 1976/9/1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia 1949/2/7
Senegal
Senegal 1960/11/15
Serbia
Serbia 1866 Former member: Yugoslavia (original member), Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia and the United Nations
Seychelles
Seychelles 1999/9/17
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone 1961/12/30
Singapore
Singapore 1965/10/22 Former member: Malaysia and Singapore and the United Nations
Slovakia
Slovakia 1993/2/23 Former member: Czechoslovakia (1920/1/10)
Slovenia
Slovenia 1992/6/16 Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands 1987/7/27
Somalia
Somalia 1962/9/28
South Africa
South Africa[z] 1910/1/1
South Sudan
South Sudan 2011/10/3
Spain
Spain 1865/5/17
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka[aa] 1897/1/1
Sudan
Sudan 1957/10/23
Suriname
Suriname[ab] 1976/7/15
Sweden
Sweden 1865/5/17
Switzerland
Switzerland 1865/5/17
Syria
Syrian Arab Republic 1924/1/12 Former member: United Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tajikistan 1994/4/28 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Thailand
Thailand[ac] 1883/4/21
East Timor
Timor-Leste 2010/8/24
Togo
Togo 1961/9/14
Tonga
Tonga 1972/1/7
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago 1965/3/6 Trinidad and Tobago and the United Nations
Tunisia
Tunisia 1956/12/14
Turkey
Turkey 1865/5/17
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan 1993/5/7 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Tuvalu
Tuvalu 1996/8/15 Tuvalu and the United Nations
Uganda
Uganda 1963/3/8
Ukraine
Ukraine 1947/5/7 Former member: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates 1972/6/27
United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1871/2/24 United Kingdom and the United Nations
Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania 1962/10/31 Former member: Tanganyika and Zanzibar
United States
United States of America 1908/7/1 United States and the United Nations
Uruguay
Uruguay 1902/7/1
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan 1992/7/10 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Vanuatu
Vanuatu 1988/3/30 Vanuatu and the United Nations
Vatican City
Vatican City 1929/6/1
Venezuela
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela[ad] 1920/8/13
Vietnam
Vietnam 1951/9/24
Yemen
Yemen 1931/1/1 Former members: Yemen and Democratic Yemen
Zambia
Zambia 1965/8/23
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe 1981/2/10

References

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Notes
  1. ^ Benin: Name was changed from Dahomey on 1 December 1975.
  2. ^ Plurinational State of Bolivia: Previously referred to as Bolivia.
  3. ^ Burkina Faso: Name was changed from Upper Volta on 6 August 1984.
  4. ^ Cabo Verde: Previously referred to as Cape Verde. On 24 October 2013, Cabo Verde requested that its name no longer be translated into different languages.[2]
  5. ^ Cambodia: Name was changed to the Khmer Republic on 7 October 1970, and back to Cambodia on 30 April 1975. Name was changed again to Democratic Kampuchea on 6 April 1976, and back to Cambodia on 3 February 1990.
  6. ^ Cameroon: Previously referred to as Cameroun (before merging with Southern Cameroons in 1961). By a letter of 4 January 1974, the Secretary-General was informed that Cameroon had changed its name to the United Republic of Cameroon. Name was changed back to Cameroon on 4 February 1984.
  7. ^ Central African Republic: By a letter of 20 December 1976, the Central African Republic advised that it had changed its name to the Central African Empire. Name was changed back to the Central African Republic on 20 September 1979.
  8. ^ Congo: Previously referred to as Congo (Brazzaville) (to differentiate it from Congo (Leopoldville)) and the People's Republic of the Congo. Name was changed to Congo on 15 November 1971 (after the Democratic Republic of the Congo changed its name to Zaire). Also referred to as Congo (Republic of the).
  9. ^ Côte d'Ivoire: Previously referred to as Ivory Coast. On 6 November 1985, Côte d'Ivoire requested that its name no longer be translated into different languages; this became fully effective on 1 January 1986.
  10. ^ Democratic Republic of the Congo: Previously referred to as Congo (Leopoldville) (to differentiate it from Congo (Brazzaville)). Name was changed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zaire on 27 October 1971, and back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 17 May 1997.
  11. ^ Eswatini: Name was changed from Swaziland on 19 April 2018.
  12. ^ Republic of The Gambia: Previously referred to as The Gambia.
  13. ^ Withdrew from the UN on 20 January 1965. It rejoined on 28 September 1966.
  14. ^ Islamic Republic of Iran: Previously referred to as Iran. By a communication of 5 March 1981, Iran informed the Secretary-General that it should be referred to by its complete name of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  15. ^ Kazakhstan: Spelling was changed from Kazakstan on 20 June 1997.
  16. ^ Lao People's Democratic Republic: Name was changed from Laos on 2 December 1975.
  17. ^ Libya: Formerly recognised as the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 after originally being admitted as Libya. By notes verbales of 1 and 21 April 1977, the Libyan Arab Republic advised that it had changed its name to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. On 16 September 2011, the UN General Assembly awarded the UN seat to the National Transitional Council, thereby restoring the original name of Libya.
  18. ^ Madagascar: Previously referred to as the Malagasy Republic.
  19. ^ Maldives: Previously referred to as the Maldive Islands.
  20. ^ Myanmar: Name was changed from Burma on 18 June 1989.
  21. ^ North Macedonia: Originally admitted under the temporary UN designation The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
  22. ^ Philippines: Previously referred to as the Philippine Commonwealth (before becoming a republic in 1946) and as the Philippine Republic.
  23. ^ Republic of Moldova: Previously referred to as Moldova.
  24. ^ Saint Kitts and Nevis: Name was changed officially from Saint Christopher and Nevis on 26 November 1986; the UN, however, continued to use the former name throughout the year.
  25. ^ Sao Tome and Principe: The official UN designation lacks diacritics; however, the name is constitutionally defined as São Tomé and Príncipe, with diacritics.
  26. ^ South Africa: Previously referred to as the Union of South Africa (before becoming a republic in 1961).
  27. ^ Sri Lanka: Name was changed from Ceylon on 22 May 1972.
  28. ^ Suriname: Name was changed from Surinam on 23 January 1978.
  29. ^ Thailand: Previously referred to as Siam.
  30. ^ Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Previously referred to as Venezuela.
Citations
  1. ^ "List of ITU Member States". International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  2. ^ "Change of name – Cape Verde" (PDF). United Nations. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. ^ Lederer, Edith M. (16 September 2011). "UN approves Libya seat for former rebels". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2011-09-17. Retrieved 16 September 2011.