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List of UN Member Countries by Continent


Explore the complete list of all 193 UN member countries, organized by continent. Learn which nations belong to each region and understand how the United Nations groups its global members. Perfect for students, researchers, and geography enthusiasts.
List of UN Member Countries by Continent. Explore the complete list of all 193 UN member countries, organized by continent. Learn which nations belong to each region and understand how the United Nations groups its global members. Perfect for students, researchers, and geography enthusiasts.

The United Nations (UN) is a global organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among nations. With 193 member states, it includes nearly every recognized sovereign country on Earth, making it the most inclusive international body in history.

But how are these countries distributed across the continents? Understanding the geographic spread of UN member states can give insights into global diplomacy, regional representation, and how international decisions are influenced.

In this article, we present a continent-by-continent breakdown of all UN member countries to help you understand the global reach of the United Nations.
 

List of UN Member States in Africa

Africa has the largest number of UN member countries of any continent. These nations play a vital role in peacekeeping, development, and global cooperation.

  1. Algeria ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  2. Angola ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ด
  3. Benin ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏ
  4. Botswana ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ
  5. Burkina Faso ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซ
  6. Burundi ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ
  7. Cabo Verde ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ป
  8. Cameroon ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
  9. Central African Republic ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซ
  10. Chad ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉ
  11. Comoros ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
  12. Republic of the Congo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  13. Democratic Republic of the Congo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
  14. Cรดte d'Ivoire ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
  15. Djibouti ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏ
  16. Egypt ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  17. Equatorial Guinea ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถ
  18. Eritrea ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท
  19. Eswatini ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  20. Ethiopia ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น
  21. Gabon ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  22. The Gambia ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
  23. Ghana ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ
  24. Guinea ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  25. Guinea-Bissau ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผ
  26. Kenya ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช
  27. Lesotho ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  28. Liberia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ท
  29. Libya ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ
  30. Madagascar ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  31. Malawi ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ
  32. Mali ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
  33. Mauritania ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ท
  34. Mauritius ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ
  35. Morocco ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  36. Mozambique ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  37. Namibia ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  38. Niger ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ช
  39. Nigeria ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  40. Rwanda ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ
  41. Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡น
  42. Senegal ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  43. Seychelles ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ
  44. Sierra Leone ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
  45. Somalia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด
  46. South Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  47. South Sudan ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  48. Sudan ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
  49. Tanzania ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  50. Togo ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  51. Tunisia ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ
  52. Uganda ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  53. Zambia ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
  54. Zimbabwe ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ

List of UN Member States in Asia

Asia is the largest and most populous continent, home to economic giants, ancient civilizations, and fast-growing economies.

  1. Afghanistan ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ
  2. Bahrain ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ
  3. Bangladesh ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ
  4. Bhutan ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡น
  5. Brunei ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ
  6. Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ
  7. China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  8. Cyprus ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ
  9. India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  10. Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
  11. Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท
  12. Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ
  13. Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
  14. Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
  15. Jordan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด
  16. Kazakhstan ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  17. Kuwait ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ
  18. Kyrgyzstan ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  19. Laos ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  20. Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง
  21. Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ
  22. Maldives ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ป
  23. Mongolia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  24. Myanmar ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
  25. Nepal ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต
  26. North Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต
  27. Oman ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ
  28. Pakistan ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ
  29. Philippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ
  30. Qatar ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  31. Saudi Arabia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  32. Singapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  33. South Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
  34. Sri Lanka ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
  35. Syria ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ
  36. Tajikistan ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏ
  37. Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ
  38. Timor-Leste ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑ
  39. Turkey ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท
  40. Turkmenistan ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒ
  41. United Arab Emirates ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
  42. Uzbekistan ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  43. Vietnam ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ
  44. Yemen ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช

List of UN Member States in Europe

Europe is a powerhouse of diplomacy and economy, with many influential UN member countries.

  1. Albania ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
  2. Andorra ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
  3. Armenia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
  4. Austria ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
  5. Azerbaijan ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  6. Belarus ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ
  7. Belgium ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
  8. Bosnia and Herzegovina ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  9. Bulgaria ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  10. Croatia ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท
  11. Czech Republic ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  12. Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
  13. Estonia ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช
  14. Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
  15. France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
  16. Georgia ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช
  17. Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
  18. Greece ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท
  19. Hungary ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ
  20. Iceland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  21. Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
  22. Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
  23. Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
  24. Liechtenstein ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
  25. Lithuania ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น
  26. Luxembourg ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ
  27. Malta ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น
  28. Moldova ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
  29. Monaco ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ
  30. Montenegro ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช
  31. Netherlands ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
  32. North Macedonia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
  33. Norway ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด
  34. Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
  35. Portugal ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น
  36. Romania ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด
  37. Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
  38. San Marino ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
  39. Serbia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ
  40. Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
  41. Slovenia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
  42. Spain ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
  43. Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
  44. Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
  45. Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  46. United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

List of UN Member States in North America

  1. Antigua and Barbuda ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  2. Bahamas ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ
  3. Barbados ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ง
  4. Belize ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  5. Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  6. Costa Rica ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท
  7. Cuba ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ
  8. Dominica ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
  9. Dominican Republic ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ด
  10. El Salvador ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป
  11. Grenada ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
  12. Guatemala ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡น
  13. Haiti ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡น
  14. Honduras ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  15. Jamaica ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
  16. Mexico ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
  17. Nicaragua ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
  18. Panama ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  19. Saint Kitts and Nevis ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  20. Saint Lucia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ
  21. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จ
  22. Trinidad and Tobago ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น
  23. United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

List of UN Member States in South America

  1. Argentina ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท
  2. Bolivia ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ด
  3. Brazil ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
  4. Chile ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
  5. Colombia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
  6. Ecuador ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ
  7. Guyana ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พ
  8. Paraguay ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
  9. Peru ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช
  10. Suriname ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ท
  11. Uruguay ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ
  12. Venezuela ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช

List of UN Member States in Oceania

  1. Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
  2. Fiji ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏ
  3. Kiribati ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
  4. Marshall Islands ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญ
  5. Micronesia ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
  6. Nauru ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท
  7. New Zealand ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  8. Palau ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผ
  9. Papua New Guinea ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  10. Samoa ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  11. Solomon Islands ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง
  12. Tonga ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ด
  13. Tuvalu ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ป
  14. Vanuatu ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ

The United Nations truly reflects the global tapestry of nationsโ€”big and small, developed and developing, across every inhabited continent. Understanding how these 193 member states are distributed by continent highlights the diversity of voices in global diplomacy and cooperation.

Whether you're studying international relations, geography, or just curious about the world, knowing this list is a great step toward global awareness.