How many countries are in the United Nations?
193 Members
About Us
One place where the world’s nations can
gather together, discuss common problems
and find shared solutions.
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter.
The UN has evolved over the years to keep pace with a rapidly changing world.
But one thing has stayed the same: it remains the one place on Earth where all the world’s nations can gather together, discuss common problems, and find shared solutions that benefit all of humanity.
NON MEMBERS
| Legal Status | Continent | |
|---|---|---|
| Abkhazia (Georgia) | SeparatistON state recognized by 5 U.N. members | Asia |
| Akrotiti and Dhekelia (UK) | Overseas territory | Europe/Asia |
| Åland (Finland) | Automonous region | Europe |
| American Samoa (US) | Unincorporated unorganized territory | Oceania |
| Anguilla (UK) | Overseas territory | North America |
| Artsakh (Azerbaijan) | Separatist state – not recognized | Asia |
| Aruba (Netherlands) | Constituent country | North America/South America |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) | External territory (uninhabited) | Oceania |
| Bailiwick of Guernsey (UK crown dependency) | Crown dependency | Europe |
| Bailiwick of Jersey (UK crown dependency) | Crown dependency | Europe |
| Baker Island (US) | Unincorporated unorganized territory (uninhabited) | Oceania |
| Bermuda (UK) | Overseas territory | North America |
| Bonaire (Netherlands) | Special Municipality | North America/South America |
| Bouvet Island (Norway) | Dependent territory (uninhabited) | Antarctica |
| British Indian Ocean Territory (UK) | Overseas territory (uninhabited) | Asia |
| British Virgin Islands (UK) | Overseas territory | North America |
| Canary Islands (Spain) | Autonomous community | Africa |
| Cayman Islands (UK) | Overseas territory | North America |
| Ceuta (Spain) | Autonomous community | Africa |
| Christmas Island (Australia) | External territory | Asia/Oceania |
| Clipperton Island (France) | Overseas state private property (uninhabited) | Oceania/North America |
| Cocos (Kneeling Islands) (Australia) | External territory | Asia/Oceania |
| Cook Islands (New Zealand) | Self-governing state in free association | Oceania |
| Coral Sea Islands (Australia) | External territory (uninhabited) | Oceania |
| Curaçao (Netherlands) | Constituent country | North America |
| Easter Island (Chile) | Special territory | Oceania/South America |
| Falkland Islands (UK) | Overseas territory | South America |
| Faroe Islands (Denmark) | Self-governing territory | Europe |
| Federal Dependencies of Venezuela (Venezuela) | Federal dependency | North America |
| French Guiana (France) | Overseas department and region | South America |
| French Polynesia (France) | Overseas collective | Oceania |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France) | Overseas territory (uninhabited) | Antarctica |
| Gibraltar (UK) | Overseas territory | Europe |
| Greenland (Denmark) | Self-governing territory | North America |
| Guadeloupe (France) | Overseas department and region | North America |
| Guam (US) | Unincorporated organized territory | Asia/Oceania |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) | External territory (uninhabited) | Oceania |
| Hong Kong (China) | Special administrative region | Asia |
| Howland Island (US) | Unincorporated unorganized territory (uninhabited) | Oceania |
| Isle of Man (UK crown dependency) | Crown dependency | Europe |
| Jarvis Island (US) | Unincorporated unorganized territory (uninhabited) | Oceania |
| Johnston Atoll (US) | Unincorporated unorganized territory (uninhabited) | Oceania/North America |
| Kingman Reef (US) | Unincorporated unorganized territory (uninhabited) | Oceania |
| Kosovo (Serbia) | Partially recognized state (approx. 102 U.N. members) | Europe |
| Macau (China) | Special administrative region | Asia |
| Madeira (Portugal) | Autonomous region | Africa |
| Martinique (France) | Overseas department and region | North America |
| Mayotte (France) | Overseas department and region | Africa |
| Melilla (Spain) | Autonomous community | Africa |
| Midway Atoll (US) | Unincorporated unorganized territory (uninhabited) | Oceania/North America |
| Montserrat (UK) | Overseas territory | North America |
| Navassa Island (Haiti/US) | Unincorporated unorganized territory (uninhabited) | North America |
| New Caledonia (France) | Sui generis collectivity | Oceania |
| Niue (New Zealand) | Self-governing state in free association | Oceania |
| Norfolk Island (Australia) | External territory | Oceania |
| Northern Cyprus (Cyprus) | Separatist state recognized by 1 U.N. member | Europe/Asia |
| Northern Mariana Islands (US) | Unincorporated organized territory | Asia/Oceania |
| Palestine – non-member U.N. observer state | Partially recognized state (138 U.N. members) | Asia |
| Palmyra Atoll (US) | Insular area | Oceania/North America |
| Pitcairn Islands (UK) | Overseas territory | Oceania |
| Plazas de Soberania (Spain) | Overseas territory | Africa |
| Puerto Rico (US) | Unincorporated organized territory | North America |
| Reunion (France) | Overseas department and region | Africa |
| Saba (Netherlands) | Special municipality | North America |
| Saint Barthélemy (France) | Overseas collective | North America |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) | Overseas territory | Africa |
| Saint Martin (France) | Overseas collective | North America |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | Overseas collective | North America |
| Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) | Special municipality | North America |
| Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | Constituent country | North America |
| Socotra Archipelago (Yemen) | Territory | Africa |
| Somaliland (Not Somalia) | Separatist state – not recognized | Africa |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) | Overseas territory (uninhabited) | South America/Antarctica |
| South Ossetia (Georgia) | Separatist state recognized by 5 U.N. members | Asia |
| Svalbard (Norway) | Territory | Europe |
| Taiwan (RoC, claimed by China) | Partially recognized state (16 U.N. members) | Asia |
| Tokelau (New Zealand) | Dependent Territory | Oceania |
| Transnistria (Moldova) | Separatist state | Europe |
| Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | Overseas territory | North America |
| United States Virgin Islands (US) | Unincorporated organized territory | North America |
| Vatican City/Holy See – non-member observer state | Country | Europe |
| Wake Island (US) | Unincorporated unorganized territory (uninhabited) | Oceania |
| Wallis and Futuna (France) | Overseas collective | Oceania |
| West Papua / Western New Guinea (Indonesia) | Territory | Oceania |
| Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) (Morocco) | Disputed territory recognized by 44 U.N. members | Africa |