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UN members - (191): (A): Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, (B): The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, (C): Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, (D): Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, (E): East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, (F): Fiji, Finland, France, (G): Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, (H): Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, (I): Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, (J): Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, (K): Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, (L): Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, (M): The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, (N): Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, (O): Oman, (P): Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, (Q): Qatar, (R): Romania, Russia, Rwanda, (S): Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, (T): Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, (U): Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, (V): Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, (Y): Yemen, (Z): Zambia, Zimbabwe; note - all UN members are represented in the General Assembly.
observers: (1 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Holy See, Palestine Liberation Organization
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| Name |
Member since |
Capital City |
Main Cities |
Languages |
Religions |
National Flag |
| Afghanistan |
Nov. 19, 1946 |
Kabul |
Kandahar, Herat |
Pushtu, Dari (Persian) |
Sunni Muslim, Shiá Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Afghanf-flag.jpg |
| Albania |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Tirana |
Elbasan, Shkodra |
Albanian |
Sunni Muslim, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/curcio/alflag.jpg |
| Algeria |
Oct. 8, 1962 |
Algiers |
Oran, Constantine, Annaba |
Arabic, Berber |
Sunni Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Alger-flag.jpg |
| Andorra |
July 28, 1993 |
Andorra la Vella |
|
Catalan, French, Spanish |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/curcio/anflag.jpg |
| Angola |
Dec. 1, 1976 |
Luanda |
Huambo |
Portuguese, Bantu |
Roman Catholic, Animist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Angola-flag.jpg |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Nov. 11, 1981 |
Saint John's |
Codrington |
English |
Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/AntiguaB-flag.jpg |
| Argentina |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Buenos Aires |
Córdoba, Rosario, Mendoza |
Spanish |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Argentin-flag.jpg |
| Armenia |
March 2, 1992 |
Yerevan |
Gyoomree, Vanadzor |
Armenian, Russian |
Armenian Apostolic Church (Christian) |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Armenia-flag.jpg |
| Australia |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Canberra |
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth |
English, Aboriginal languages |
Anglican, Roman Catholic, others |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Australia-flag.jpg |
| Austria |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Vienna |
Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck |
German |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/curcio/atflag.jpg |
| Azerbaijan |
March 2, 1992 |
Baku (Baki) |
Gyandzha |
Azerbaijani (Turkish), Russian |
Shiá Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Azerbaj-flag.jpg |
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| Bahamas |
Sept. 18, 1973 |
Nassau |
Freeport |
English |
Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Bahama-flag.jpg |
| Bahrain |
Sept. 21, 1971 |
Manama |
Al Muharraq |
Arabic |
Sunni Muslim, Shiá Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Bahrain-flag.jpg |
| Bangladesh |
Sept. 17, 1974 |
Dhaka |
Chittagong, Khulna |
Bangla, English |
Muslim, Hindu |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Bangladesh-flag.jpg |
| Barbados |
Dec. 9, 1966 |
Bridgetown |
Oistins, Holetown |
English |
Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Barbados-flag.jpg |
| Belarus |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Minsk |
Gomel, Vitebsk, Brest |
Belorussian, Russian |
Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox |
http://open-site.org/img/curcio/bel_flag.jpg |
| Belgium |
Dec. 27, 1945 (founder member) |
Brussels |
Ghent, Charleroi, Liège |
Dutch, French, German |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/curcio/beflag.jpg |
| Belize |
Sept. 25, 1981 |
Belmopan |
Belize City, Corozal |
English, Spanish |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Belize-flag.jpg |
| Benin |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
Porto-Novo |
Cotonou |
French, local dialects |
Animist, Muslim, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Benin-flag.jpg |
| Bhutan |
Sept. 21, 1971 |
Thimphu |
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Dzongkha, Nepali, English |
Buddhist, Hindu |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Bhutan-flag.jpg |
| Bolivia |
Nov. 14, 1945 (founder member) |
Sucre |
La Paz, Oruro, Santa Cruz |
Spanish, Quechua, Aymará |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Bolivia-flag.jpg |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
May 22, 1992 |
Sarajevo |
Tuzla, Mostar, Banja Luka |
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian |
Muslim, Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/BosnErz-flag.jpg |
| Botswana |
Oct. 17, 1966 |
Gaborone |
Francistown, Lobatse |
English, Setswana |
Indigenous beliefs, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Botswan-flag.jpg |
| Brazil |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Brasilia |
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte |
Portuguese |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Brasile-flag.jpg |
| Brunéi Darussalam |
Sept. 21, 1984 |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
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Malay, English |
Muslim, Buddhist, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Brunei-flag.jpg |
| Bulgaria |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Sofia |
Plovdiv, Varna |
Bulgarian |
Orthodox, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Bulgaria-flag.jpg |
| Burkina Faso |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
Ouagadougou |
Bobo-Dioulasso |
French, Sudanic tribal languages |
Animist, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Burkin-flag.jpg |
| Burma (Myanmar) |
April 19, 1948 |
Rangoon |
Mandalay, Bassein |
Burmese |
Buddhist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Birmania-flag.jpg |
| Burundi |
Sept. 18, 1962 |
Bujumbura |
Kitega |
French, Kirundi |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Burundi-flag.jpg |
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| Cambodia |
Dec.14, 1955 |
Phnom Penh |
Battambang |
Khmer |
Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Cambogia-flag.jpg |
| Cameroon |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
Yaounde |
Douala |
English, French, Bantu, local dialects |
Indigenous beliefs, Christian, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Camer-flag.jpg |
| Canada |
Nov. 9, 1945 (founder member) |
Ottawa |
Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver |
English, French, Inuktitut |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/andrewdunning/canada_flag.gif |
| Cape Verde |
Sept. 16, 1975 |
Praia |
Mindelo |
Portuguese, Crioulo |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Capver-flag.jpg |
| Central African Republic |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
Bangui |
Berbérati |
French, local dialects |
Animist, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Centrafrict-flag.jpg |
| Chad |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
N'Djamena |
Moundou |
French, Arabic, Sudanic tribal |
Animist, Muslim, Christian |
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/flags/cd-flag.gif |
| Chile |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Santiago |
Valparaiso, Concepción |
Spanish |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Cile-flag-jpg.jpg |
| China |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Beijing |
Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang |
Mandarin Chinese, Tibetan, Vigus (Turkic), local dialects |
Confucianist, Buddhist, Taoist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Cina-flag.jpg |
| Colombia |
Nov. 5, 1945 (founder member) |
Bogota |
Medellín, Cali |
Spanish, over 100 Indian dialects |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Colombia-flag.jpg |
| Comoros |
Nov. 12, 1975 |
Moroni |
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Shikomor, French, Arabic |
Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Comore-flag.gif |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
Kinshasa |
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French, Bantu dialects |
Animist, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/CongoDem-flag.jpg |
| Congo, Republic of the |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
Brazzaville |
Pointe Noire |
French, Bantu dialects |
Animist, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Congo-flag.jpg |
| Costa Rica |
Nov. 2, 1945 (founder member) |
San Jose |
Alajuela, Cartago |
Spanish |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Costarica-flag.jpg |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
Yamoussoukro |
Abidjan, Man-Danané |
French, tribal languages |
Muslim, Christian, Indigenous |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Costavorio-flag.jpg |
| Croatia |
May 22, 1992 |
Zagreb |
Rijeka, Osijek |
Croatian, Serbian |
Roman Catholic, Serbian Orthodox, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/curcio/crflag.jpg |
| Cuba |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Havana |
Santiago de Cuba, Camagüey |
Spanish |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Cuba-flag.jpg |
| Cyprus |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
Nicosia |
Limassol, Famagusta |
Greek, Turkish |
Greek Orthodox |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Cipro-flag.jpg |
| Czech Republic |
Jan. 19, 1993 (Czechoslovakia: founder member since Oct. 24, 1945) |
Prague |
Brno, Ostrava, Plzen |
Czech, Slovak, Polish |
Protestant, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/curcio/czflag.jpg |
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| Denmark |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Copenhagen |
Odense, Esbjerg |
Danish |
Lutheran |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Danimar-flag.jpg |
| Djibouti |
Sept. 20, 1977 |
Djibouti |
Tadjourah |
French, Arabic |
Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Gibuti-flag.jpg |
| Dominica |
Dec. 18, 1978 |
Roseau |
Portsmouth |
English, French, Creole |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Dominica-flag.jpg |
| Dominican Republic |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Santo Domingo |
La Vega |
Spanish |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/DominicRep-flag.jpg |
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| East Timor |
Sept. 27. 2002 |
Dili |
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Indonesian, Portuguese |
Roman Catholic, Animist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Timorflag.gif |
| Ecuador |
Dec. 21, 1945 (founder member) |
Quito |
Guayaquil, Cuenca |
Spanish, Quechua |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Ecuad-flag.jpg |
| Egypt |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Cairo |
Alexandria, Ismailia, Port Said |
Arabic |
Sunni Muslim, Orthodox (Coptic) Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Egitto-flag.jpg |
| El Salvador |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
San Salvador |
Santa Ana, San Miguel |
Spanish |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Elsalvador-flag.jpg |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Nov. 12, 1968 |
Malabo |
Bata |
Spanish, English, local dialects |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/EqGuinea-flag.jpg |
| Eritrea |
May 28, 1993 |
Asmara |
Massawa, Aseb |
English, Arabic, indigenous languages |
Coptic Christian, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Eritrea-flag.jpg |
| Estonia |
Sept. 17, 1991 |
Tallinn |
Tartu, Narva |
Estonian, Russian |
Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Baptist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Estonia-flag.jpg |
| Ethiopia |
Nov. 13, 1945 (founder member) |
Addis Ababa |
Gondar |
Amharic, Afaan Oromo, Tigrigna |
Ethiopian Orthodox, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Etiopia-flag.jpg |
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| Fiji |
Oct. 13, 1970 |
Suva |
Lautoka |
English, Fijian, Hindustani |
Christian, Hindu |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Figi-flag.jpg |
| Finland |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Helsinki |
Tampere, Turku |
Finnish, Swedish |
Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Finland-flag.jpg |
| France |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Paris |
Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux |
French |
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Francia-flag.jpg |
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| Gabon |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
Libreville |
Port Gentil |
French, Bantu languages |
Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Gabon-flag.jpg |
| The Gambia |
Sept. 21, 1965 |
Banjul |
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English, Mandinka |
Muslim, Christian, Animist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Gambia-flag.jpg |
| Georgia |
July 31, 1992 |
T'bilisi |
Sukhumi, Kutaisi, Batumi |
Georgian, Armenian, Russian |
Georgian Orthodox |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Georgia-flag.jpg |
| Germany |
Oct. 3, 1990 (West and East Germany, since Sept.18, 1973) |
Berlin |
Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt |
German |
Lutheran, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Germania-flag.jpg |
| Ghana |
March 8, 1957 |
Accra |
Kumasi, Tema, Tamale |
English, tribal languages |
Christian, Traditional beliefs, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Gana-flag.jpg |
| Greece |
Oct. 25, 1945 (founder member) |
Athens |
Thessaloniki, Piraeus |
Greek |
Greek Orthodox |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Greciagr-flag.jpg |
| Grenada |
Sept. 17, 1974 |
Saint George's |
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English |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Grenada-flag.jpg |
| Guatemala |
Nov. 21, 1945 (founder member) |
Guatemala City |
Puertos Barrios, Cobán |
Spanish, Indian dialects |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Guatemala-flag.jpg |
| Guinea |
Dec. 12, 1958 |
Conakry |
Kankan |
French, tribal languages |
Muslim, Tribal, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Guinea-flag.jpg |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Sept. 17, 1974 |
Bissau |
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Portuguese, Criolo |
Tribal, Muslim, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/GuinBiss-flag.jpg |
| Guyana |
Sept. 20, 1966 |
Georgetown |
Linden, New Amsterdam |
English, Hindi, Creole |
Hindu, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Guiana-flag.jpg |
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| Haiti |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Port-au-Prince |
Cap-Haïtien, Gonaives |
French, Creole |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Haiti-flag.jpg |
| Honduras |
Dec. 17, 1945 (founder member) |
Tegucigalpa |
Choluteca, Ceiba |
Spanish, English, Indian dialects |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Honduras-flag.jpg |
| Hungary |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Budapest |
Debrecen, Miskolc |
Hungarian (Magyar) |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Ungheria-flag.jpg |
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| Iceland |
Nov. 19, 1946 |
Reykjavík |
Kópavogur, Akureyri |
Icelandic |
Lutheran |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Islanda-flag.jpg |
| India |
Oct. 30, 1945 (founder member) |
New Delhi |
Bangalore, Calcutta, Bombay |
Hindi, English, local languages |
Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/India-flag.jpg |
| Indonesia |
Sept. 28, 1950 |
Jakarta |
Medan, Bandung, Semarang |
Indonesian, Javanese, Dutch |
Sunni Muslim, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Indonesia-flag.jpg |
| Irân |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Tehran |
Shiraz, Esfahan |
Farsi (Persian), Turkic languages, Kurdish |
Shiá Muslim, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Iran-flag.jpg |
| Iraq |
Dec. 21, 1945 (founder member) |
Baghdad |
Mosul, Nassirya |
Arabic, Kurdish |
Muslim, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Iraq-flag.jpg |
| Ireland |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Dublin |
Cork, Limerick |
Irish, English |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Irlanda-flag.jpg |
| Israel |
May 11, 1949 |
Jerusalem |
Tel Aviv, Haifa |
Hebrew, Arabic |
Jewish, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Israele-flag.jpg |
| Italy |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Rome |
Milan, Turin, Florence, Venice, Naples, Palermo |
Italian |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/curcio/itflag.jpg |
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| Jamaica |
Sept. 18, 1962 |
Kingston |
Montego Bay |
English |
Protestant, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Jamaica-flag.jpg |
| Japan |
Dec. 18, 1956 |
Tokyo |
Yokohama, Osaka, Sapporo, Kyoto |
Japanese, Korean, Chinese |
Shinto, Buddhist, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Japan-flag.jpg |
| Jordan |
14 Dec. 1955 |
Amman |
Irbid, Aqabah |
Arabic |
Sunni Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Jordania-flag.jpg |
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| Kazakhstan |
July 31, 1992 |
Astana |
Almaty, Chimkent, Karaganda |
Kazakh, Russian |
Sunni Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Kazaky-flag.jpg |
| Kenya |
Dec. 16, 1963 |
Nairobi |
Mombasa, Kisumu |
Swahili, English |
Protestant , Roman Catholic, Muslim, Others |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Kenia-flag.jpg |
| Kiribati |
Sept. 14, 1999 |
Tarawa |
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Kiribati, English |
Protestant, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Kiribati-flag.jpg |
| North Korea |
Sept. 17, 1991 |
Pyongyang |
Hamhung, Ch’ongjin |
Korean |
Buddhist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/KoreaN-flag.jpg |
| South Korea |
Sept. 17, 1991 |
Seoul |
Pusan, Taegu |
Korean |
Buddhist, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Confucianist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/KoreaS-flag.jpg |
| Kuwait |
May 14, 1963 |
Kuwait City |
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Arabic, English |
Sunni Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Kuwait-flag.jpg |
| Kyrgyzstan |
March 2, 1992 |
Bishkek |
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Kyrghyz, Russian |
Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Kyrgyz-flag.jpg |
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| Laos |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Vientiane |
Luang Prebang |
Lao |
Buddhist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Laos-flag.jpg |
| Latvia |
Sept. 17, 1991 |
Riga |
Liepaja, Ventspils |
Latvian, Russian |
Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Lituania-flag.jpg |
| Lebanon |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Beirut |
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Arabic, French, English |
Muslim, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Libano-flag.jpg |
| Lesotho |
Oct. 17, 1966 |
Maseru |
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Sesotho, English |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Lesotho-flag.jpg |
| Liberia |
Nov. 2, 1945 (founder member) |
Monrovia |
Greenville, Harper |
English |
Muslim, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Liberia-flag.jpg |
| Libya |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Tripoli |
Benghazi, Misurata |
Arabic |
Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Libia-flag.jpg |
| Liechtenstein |
Sept. 18, 1990 |
Vaduz |
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German (Swiss) |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Liechtens-flag.jpg |
| Lithuania |
Sept. 17, 1991 |
Vilnius |
Kaunas, Siauliai |
Lithuanian, Russian |
Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox, Lutheran |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Lituania-flag.jpg |
| Luxembourg |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Luxembourg City |
Dudelange, Differdange |
Letzburgish, French, German |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Lussemb-flag.jpg |
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| Macedonia |
Apr. 8, 1993 |
Skopje |
Bitola, Prilep |
Macedonian, Albanian |
Macedonian Orthodox, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Macedon-flag.jpg |
| Madagascar |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
Antananarivo |
Toamasina, Fianarantsoa |
Malagasy, French |
Animist, Christian, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Madagasca-flag.jpg |
| Malawi |
Dec. 1, 1964 |
Lilongwe |
Blantyre |
English, Chichewa |
Animist, Christian, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Malawi-flag.jpg |
| Malaysia |
Sept. 17, 1957 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Ipoh, Penang |
Bahasa Malay, Chinese, Tamil, English |
Sunni Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Malesia-flag.jpg |
| Maldives |
Sept. 21, 1965 |
Malé |
|
Divehi |
Sunni Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Maldive-flag.jpg |
| Mali |
Sept. 28, 1960 |
Bamako |
Ségou, Mopti, Sikasso |
French, Mandé group |
Sunni Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Mali-flag.jpg |
| Malta |
Dec. 1, 1964 |
Valletta |
|
Maltese, English |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Malta-flag.jpg |
| Marshall Islands |
Sept. 17, 1991 |
Majuro |
Ebeye |
Marshallese, English |
Protestant, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/MarshalIs-flag.jpg |
| Mauritania |
Oct. 27, 1961 |
Nouakchott |
Nouadhibou, Kaédi |
French, Arabic |
Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Mauritania-flag.jpg |
| Mauritius |
Apr. 24, 1968 |
Port Louis |
Beau-Bassin |
English, French, Creole |
Hindu, Roman Catholic, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Mauritius-flag.jpg |
| Mexico |
Nov. 7, 1945 (founder member) |
Mexico City |
Guadalajara, Monterrey |
Spanish |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Mexico-flag.jpg |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
Sept. 17, 1991 |
Palikir |
|
English |
Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Micronesia-flag.jpg |
| Moldova |
March 2, 1992 |
Chisinau |
|
Romanian, Ukranian, Russian |
Eastern (Moldovan) Orthodox |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Moldova-flag.jpg |
| Monaco |
May 28, 1993 |
Monaco-City |
Monte Carlo |
French, Monegasque |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Monaco-flag.jpg |
| Mongolia |
Oct. 27, 1961 |
Ulan Bator |
|
Khalkha Mongolian, Kazakh, Russian |
Buddhist, Muslim, Shamanist, Russian Orthodox |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Mongolia-flag.jpg |
| Morocco |
Nov. 12, 1956 |
Rabat |
Casablanca, Marrakech, Tanger |
Arabic, Berber, French |
Sunni Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Marocco-flag.jpg |
| Mozambique |
Sept. 16, 1975 |
Maputo |
Nampula, Beira |
Portuguese, Bantu languages |
Roman Catholic, Muslim, Animist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Mozambico-flag.jpg |
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| Namibia |
Apr. 23, 1990 |
Windhoek |
Walvis Bay |
English, Afrikaans, German |
Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Namibia-flag.jpg |
| Nauru |
Sept. 14, 1999 |
Yaren District |
|
Nauruan, English |
Protestant, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Nauru-flag.jpg |
| Nepal |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Kathmandu |
Biratnagar, Lalitpur |
Nepali, Indian languages |
Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Nepal-flag.gif |
| Netherlands |
Dec. 10, 1945 (founder member) |
Amsterdam |
Rotterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven |
Dutch, Frysian |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/overgaag/nl-vlag.gif |
| New Zealand |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Wellington |
Auckland, Hamilton |
English, Maori |
Anglican, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/NZelanda-flag.jpg |
| Nicaragua |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Managua |
León, Chinandega |
Spanish |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Nicaragua-flag.jpg |
| Niger |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
Niamey |
Zinder |
French, Hausa, Djerma |
Sunni Muslim, Animist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Niger-flag.jpg |
| Nigeria |
Oct. 7, 1960 |
Abuja |
Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt |
English, Yoruba, Hausa |
Muslim, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Nigeria-flag.jpg |
| Norway |
Nov. 27, 1945 (founder member) |
Oslo |
Bergen, Trondheim |
Norwegian, small amount of Lapp and Finnish |
Lutheran |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Norvegia-flag.jpg |
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| Oman |
Oct. 7,1971 |
Muscat |
Salala, Sur |
Arabic, Baluchi, English |
Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Oman-flag.jpg |
| Pakistan |
Sept. 30 1947 |
Islamabad |
Karachi, Lahore |
Urdu, Punjabi |
Sunni Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Pakistan-flag.jpg |
| Palau |
Dec.15, 1994 |
Koror |
|
Palauan, English |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Palau-flag.jpg |
| Panama |
Nov. 13, 1945 (founder member) |
Panamá City |
Colón, David |
Spanish |
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Panama-flag.jpg |
| Papua New Guinea |
Oct. 10, 1975 |
Port Moresby |
Rabaul, Madang |
English, numerous local languages |
Animist, Protestant, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/PapuaNG-flag.jpg |
| Paraguay |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Asunción |
Ciudad del Este, Encarnación |
Spanish, Guaraní |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Paraguay-flag.jpg |
| Peru |
Oct. 31, 1945 (founder member) |
Lima |
Arequipa, Lambayeque, Trujillo |
Spanish, Quechua, Aymará |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Peru-flag.jpg |
| Philippines |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Manila |
Quezon City, Davao |
Tagalog, English, Spanish |
Roman Catholic, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Filippine-flag.jpg |
| Poland |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Warsaw |
Lódz, Kraków |
Polish |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Polonia-flag.jpg |
| Portugal |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Lisbon |
Oporto |
Portuguese |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Portogal-flag.jpg |
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| Qatar |
Sept. 21, 1971 |
Doha |
Khor, Dukhan, Wakra |
Arabic, English |
Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Qatar-flag.jpg |
| Romania |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Bucharest |
Constanta, Iasi, Timisoara |
Românian, Hungarian |
Românian Orthodox, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Romania-flag.jpg |
| Russian Federation |
Oct. 24, 1945 (USSR founder member) |
Moscow |
St. Petersburg, Vladivostok |
Russian |
Russian Orthodox, Muslim, Buddhist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Russia-flag.jpg |
| Rwanda |
Sept. 18, 1962 |
Kigali |
|
French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili |
Animist, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Ruandaw-flag.gif |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Sept. 23, 1983 |
Basseterre |
Charlestown |
English |
Protestant, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/SKitN-flag.gif |
| Saint Lucia |
Sept. 18, 1979 |
Castries |
|
English, French Patois |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/SLucia-flag.jpg |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Sept. 16, 1980 |
Kingstown |
|
English |
Protestant, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/S.VincMiq-flag.gif |
| Samoa |
Dec. 15, 1976 |
Apia |
|
Samoan, English |
Protestant, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Samoa-flag.jpg |
| San Marino |
March 2, 1992 |
San Marino |
|
Italian |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/curcio/smflag.jpg |
| São Tomé and Principe |
Sept. 16, 1975 |
São Tomé |
|
Portuguese |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/STome-flag.jpg |
| Saudi Arabia |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Riyadh |
Mecca, Medina |
Arabic |
Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/ArabiaSa-flag.jpg |
| Senegal |
Sept. 28, 1960 |
Dakar |
Thies, Kaolack |
French, tribal languages |
Muslim, Christian, Animist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Senegal-flag.jpg |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
Oct. 24, 1945 (former Yugoslavia founder member) |
Belgrade |
Novi Sad, Pristina |
Serbian, Albanian, Hungarian |
Serbian Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Yugosl-flag.jpg |
| Seychelles |
Sept. 21, 1976 |
Victoria |
|
English, French, Creole |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Seicelle-flag.jpg |
| Sierra Leone |
Sept. 27, 1961 |
Freetown |
Makeni, Kenema |
English, tribal languages |
Animist, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Sierraleo-flag.jpg |
| Singapore |
Sept. 21, 1965 |
Singapore City |
|
Chinese, Malay, Tamil, English |
Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Taoist, Hindu |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Singapor-flag.jpg |
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| Slovakia |
Jan. 19, 1993 (Czechoslovakia: founder member since Oct. 24, 1945) |
Bratislava |
Kosice, Zilina, Presov |
Slovak, Hungarian, Czech |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Slovakia-flag.jpg |
| Slovenia |
May 22, 1992 |
Ljubljana |
Maribor, Celje, Koper (Capodistria) |
Slovene |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Slovenia-flag.jpg |
| Solomon Islands |
Sept. 19, 1978 |
Honiara |
|
English, numerous local languages |
Protestant, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Salomone-flag.jpg |
| Somalia |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
Mogadishu |
Hargeisa, Boroma, Kismayu |
Somali |
Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Somalia-flag.jpg |
| South Africa |
Nov. 7, 1945 (founder member) |
Pretoria |
Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg |
Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu |
Black Christian churches, Dutch Reformed, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Sudafrica-flag.jpg |
| Spain |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Madrid |
Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza |
Spanish, Basque, Catalan |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Spagna-flag.jpg |
| Sri Lanka |
Dec. 14, 1955 |
Colombo |
Jaffna, Kandy, Galle |
Sinhalese, Tamil, English |
Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Srilanka-flag.jpg |
| Sudan |
Nov. 12, 1956 |
Khartoum |
Bur Sudan, Omdurman |
Arabic, various tribal languages |
Muslim, Christian, Animist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Sudan-flag.jpg |
| Suriname |
Dec. 4, 1975 |
Paramaribo |
|
Dutch, English, Sranatango |
Hindu, Protestant, Muslim, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Suriname-flag.jpg |
| Swaziland |
Sept. 24, 1968 |
Mbabane |
Manzini |
siSwati, English |
Protestant, Roman Catholic, Animist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Swazil-flag.jpg |
| Sweden |
Nov. 19, 1946 |
Stockholm |
Malmö, Uppsala |
Swedish |
Lutheran Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Svezia-flag.jpg |
| Switzerland |
Sept. 10, 2002 |
Berne |
Zürich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne |
French, German, Italian, Romansch |
Roman Catholic, Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Svizzera-flag.jpg |
| Syria |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Damascus |
Aleppo, Homs |
Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian |
Muslim, Christian |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Siria-flag.jpg |
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| Tajikistan |
March 2, 1992 |
Dushanbe |
|
Tajik, Uzbek, Russian |
Sunni Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Tagiki-flag.jpg |
| Tanzania |
Dec. 14, 1961 |
Dodoma |
Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Tanga |
Kiswahili, English, local dialects |
Animist, Christian, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Tanzania-flag.jpg |
| Thailand |
Dec. 16, 1946 |
Bangkok |
Chiang Mai, Chon Buri |
Thai, Chinese, Malay |
Buddhist, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Tailandia-flag.jpg |
| Togo |
Sept. 20, 1960 |
Lomé |
|
French, tribal languages |
Animist, Christian, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Togo-flag.jpg |
| Tonga |
Sept. 14, 1999 |
Nuku’alofa |
|
English, Tongan |
Protestant, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Tonga-flag.jpg |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Sept. 18, 1962 |
Port-of-Spain |
San Fernando, Scarborough |
English, Spanish |
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Trinidad-flag.jpg |
| Tunisia |
Nov. 12, 1956 |
Tunis |
Sfax, Bizerta |
Arabic |
Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Tunisia-flag.jpg |
| Turkey |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Ankara |
Istanbul, Izmir |
Turkish |
Sunni Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Turchia-flag.jpg |
| Turkmenistan |
March 2, 1992 |
Ashkhabad |
|
Turkmen, Russian, Uzbek |
Sunni Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Turkmenist-flag.jpg |
| Tuvalu |
Sept. 5, 2000 |
Funafuti |
Fongafale |
Tuvaluan, English |
Protestant |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Tuvalu-flag.jpg |
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| Uganda |
Oct. 25, 1962 |
Kampala |
Mbale, Masaka |
English, Luganda |
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Animist, Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Uganda-flag.jpg |
| Ukraine |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Kiev |
Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk |
Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Tatar |
Ukrainian Orthodox, Greek Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Ucraina-flag.jpg |
| United Arab Emirates |
Dec. 9,1971 |
Abu Dhabi |
Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah |
Arabic |
Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/EmirArabi-flag.jpg |
| United Kingdom |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
London |
Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast |
English, Welsh, Scots Gaelic, Irish Gaelic (all official) |
Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Judaism |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/GranBr-flag.jpg |
| United States |
Oct. 24, 1945 (founder member) |
Washington, DC |
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco |
English, Spanish, and over 30 others |
Protestant, Roman Catholic, Judaism |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/USA-flag.jpg |
| Uruguay |
Dec. 18, 1945 (founder member) |
Montevideo |
Salto, Paysandú |
Spanish |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Uruguay-flag.jpg |
| Uzbekistan |
March 2, 1992 |
Tashkent |
|
Uzbek, Russian |
Sunni Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Uzbeki-flag.jpg |
| ↑ |
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| Vanuatu |
Sept. 15, 1981 |
Port-Vila |
Luganville |
Bislama, English, French |
Protestant, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Vanuatu-flag.jpg |
| Venezuela |
Nov. 15, 1945 (founder member) |
Caracas |
Maracaibo, Barquisimeto |
Spanish |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Venez-flag.jpg |
| Vietnam |
Sept. 20, 1977 |
Hanoi |
Saigon, Hai Phong |
Vietnamese, Chinese |
Buddhist, Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Vietnam-flag.jpg |
| ↑ |
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| Yemen |
Sept. 30, 1947(North Yemen); South Yemen since Dec. 14, 1967. On 22 May 1990, the two countries merged and have since been represented as one Member with the name Yemen |
Sanaa |
Aden, Hodeida |
Arabic |
Muslim |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Yemen-flag.jpg |
| Zambia |
Dec. 1, 1964 |
Lusaka |
Kitwe, Ndola |
English, Bantu dialects |
Christian, Animist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Zambia-flag.jpg |
| Zimbabwe |
Aug. 25, 1980 |
Harare |
Bulawayo, Chitungwiza |
English, Bantu dialects |
Christian, Animist |
http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Zimbabw-flag.jpg |
| Holy See |
observer |
Vatican City |
|
Latin (official), Italian |
Roman Catholic |
http://open-site.org/img/curcio/vcflag.jpg |
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