The table below lists the official language of each country as well as other languages spoken. In selected countries, the percent of the population that speaks each language is also given.
Afghanistan - Dari Persian, Pashtu (both official), other Turkic and minor
Albania - Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek
Algeria Arabic- (official), French, Berber dialects
Andorra Catalán- (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
Angola Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
Antigua and Barbuda English (official), local dialects
Argentina Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
Armenia Armenian 98%, Yezidi, Russian
Australia English 79%, native and other languages
Austria German (official nationwide); Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian (each official in one region)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Turkic 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.)
Bahamas English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Bahrain Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
Bangladesh Bangla (official), English
Barbados English
Belarus Belorussian (White Russian), Russian, other
Belgium Dutch (Flemish) 60%, French 40%, German less than 1% (all official)
Belize English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
Benin French (official), Fon, Yoruba, tribal languages
Bhutan Dzongkha (official), Tibetan dialects (among Bhotes), Nepalese dialects (among Nepalese)
Bolivia Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (all official)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Botswana English 2% (official), Setswana 78%, Kalanga 8%, Sekgalagadi 3%, other (2001)
Brazil Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Brunei Malay (official), English, Chinese
Bulgaria Bulgarian 85%, Turkish 10%, Roma 4%
Burkina Faso French (official); native African (Sudanic) languages 90%
Burundi Kirundi and French (official), Swahili
Cambodia Khmer 95% (official), French, English
Cameroon French, English (both official); 24 major African language groups
Canada English 59.3%, French 23.2% (both official); other 17.5%
Cape Verde Portuguese, Criuolo
Central African Republic French (official), Sangho (lingua franca, national), tribal languages
Chad French, Arabic (both official); Sara; more than 120 languages and dialects
Chile Spanish
China Standard Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages
Colombia Spanish
Comoros Arabic and French (both official), Shikomoro (Swahili/Arabic blend)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the French (official), Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
Congo, Republic of French (official), Lingala, Monokutuba, Kikongo, many local languages and dialects
Costa Rica Spanish (official), English
Côte d'Ivoire French (official) and African languages (Dioula esp.)
Croatia Croatian 96% (official), other 4% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, German)
Cuba Spanish
Cyprus Greek, Turkish (both official); English
Czech Republic Czech
Denmark Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (Inuit dialect), German; English is the predominant second language
Djibouti French and Arabic (both official), Somali, Afar
Dominica English (official) and French patois
Dominican Republic Spanish
East Timor Tetum, Portuguese (official); Bahasa Indonesia, English; other indigenous languages, including Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak
Ecuador Spanish (official), Quechua, other Amerindian languages
Egypt Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
El Salvador Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
Equatorial Guinea Spanish, French (both official); pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo
Eritrea Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
Estonia Estonian 67% (official), Russian 30%, other (2000)
Ethiopia Amharic, Tigrigna, Orominga, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, English, over 70 others
Fiji English (official), Fijian, Hindustani
Finland Finnish 92%, Swedish 6% (both official); small Sami- (Lapp) and Russian-speaking minorities
France French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects (Provençal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
Gabon French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Gambia English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous
Georgia Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azerbaijani 6%, other 7% (Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia)
Germany German
Ghana English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)
Greece Greek 99% (official), English, French
Grenada English (official), French patois
Guatemala Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Guinea French (official), native tongues (Malinké, Susu, Fulani)
Guinea-Bissau Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages
Guyana English (official), Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu
Haiti Creole and French (both official)
Honduras Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects; English widely spoken in business
Hungary Magyar (Hungarian) 94%, other 6%
Iceland Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
India Hindi 30%, English, Bengali, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Kannada, Assamese, Sanskrit, Sindhi (all official); Hindi/Urdu; 1,600+ dialects
Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia (official), English, Dutch, Javanese, and more than 580 other languages and dialects
Iran Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
Iraq Arabic (official), Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian
Ireland English, Irish (Gaelic) (both official)
Israel Hebrew (official), Arabic, English
Italy Italian (official); German-, French-, and Slovene-speaking minorities
Jamaica English, Jamaican Creole
Japan Japanese
Jordan Arabic (official), English
Kazakhstan Kazak (Qazaq, state language) 64%; Russian (official, used in everyday business) 95% (2001 est.)
Kenya English (official), Swahili (national), and numerous indigenous languages
Kiribati English (official), I-Kiribati (Gilbertese)
Korea, North Korean
Korea, South Korean, English widely taught
Kuwait Arabic (official), English
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz, Russian (both official)
Laos Lao (official), French, English, various ethnic languages
Latvia Latvian 58% (official), Russian 38%, Lithuanian, other (2000)
Lebanon Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Lesotho English, Sesotho (both official); Zulu, Xhosa
Liberia English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic-group languages
Libya Arabic, Italian, and English widely understood in major cities
Liechtenstein German (official), Alemannic dialect
Lithuania Lithuanian 82% (official), Russian 8%, Polish 6% (2001)
Luxembourg Luxermbourgish (national) French, German (both administrative)
Macedonia Macedonian 67%, Albanian 25% (both official); Turkish 4%, Roma 2%, Serbian 1% (2002)
Madagascar Malagasy and French (both official)
Malawi Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998)
Malaysia Bahasa Melayu (Malay, official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; several indigenous languages (including Iban, Kadazan) in East Malaysia
Maldives Maldivian Dhivehi (official); English spoken by most government officials
Mali French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
Malta Maltese and English (both official)
Marshall Islands Marshallese 98% (two major dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family), English widely spoken as a second language (both official); Japanese
Mauritania Hassaniya Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Wolof
Mauritius English less than 1% (official), Creole 81%, Bojpoori 12%, French 3% (2000)
Mexico Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
Micronesia English (official, common), Chukese, Pohnpeian, Yapase, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Moldova Moldovan (official; virtually the same as Romanian), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
Monaco French (official), English, Italian, Monégasque
Mongolia Mongolian, 90%; also Turkic and Russian (1999)
Montenegro Serbian/Montenegrin (Ijekavian dialect—official)
Morocco Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often used for business, government, and diplomacy
Mozambique Portuguese 9% (official; second language of 27%), Emakhuwa 26%, Xichangana 11%, Elomwe 8%, Cisena 7%, Echuwabo 6%, other Mozambican languages 32% (1997)
Myanmar Burmese, minority languages
Namibia English 7% (official), Afrikaans is common language of most of the population and of about 60% of the white population, German 32%; indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama
Nauru Nauruan (official), English
Nepal Nepali 48% (official), Maithali 12%, Bhojpuri 7%, Tharu 6%, Tamang 5%, others. English spoken by many in government and business (2001)
Netherlands Dutch, Frisian (both official)
New Zealand English, Maori (both official)
Nicaragua Spanish 98% (official); English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast (1995)
Niger French (official), Hausa, Djerma
Nigeria English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani, and more than 200 others
Norway Bokmål Norwegian, Nynorsk Norwegian (both official); small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities (Sami is official in six municipalities)
Oman Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
Pakistan Urdu 8%, English (both official); Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, Burushaski, and others 8%
Palau Palauan 64.7%, English 9.4%, Sonsoralese, Tobi, Angaur (each official on some islands), Filipino 13.5%, Chinese 5.7%, Carolinian 1.5%, Japanese 1.5%, other Asian 2.3%, other languages 1.5% (2000)
Palestinian State (proposed) Arabic, Hebrew, English
Panama Spanish (official), English 14%, many bilingual
Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin (Melanesian Pidgin, the lingua franca), Hiri Motu (in Papua region), English 1%–2%; 715 indigenous languages
Paraguay Spanish, Guaraní (both official)
Peru Spanish, Quéchua (both official); Aymara; many minor Amazonian languages
Philippines Filipino (based on Tagalog), English (both official); eight major dialects: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense
Poland Polish 98% (2002)
Portugal Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used)
Qatar Arabic (official); English a common second language
Romania Romanian (official), Hungarian, German
Russia Russian, others
Rwanda Kinyarwanda, French, and English (all official); Kiswahili in commercial centers
St. Kitts and Nevis English
St. Lucia English (official), French patois
St. Vincent and the Grenadines English, French patois
Samoa Samoan, English
San Marino Italian
São Tomé and Príncipe Portuguese (official)
Saudi Arabia Arabic
Senegal French (official); Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Serbia Serbian (official); Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, and Croatian (all official in Vojvodina); Albanian (official in Kosovo)
Seychelles Seselwa Creole 92%, English 5%, French (all official) (2002)
Sierra Leone English (official), Mende (southern vernacular), Temne (northern vernacular), Krio (lingua franca)
Singapore Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000)
Slovakia Slovak 84% (official), Hungarian 11%, Roma 2%, Ukrainian 1% (2001)
Slovenia Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 5% (2002)
Solomon Islands English 1%–2% (official), Melanesian pidgin (lingua franca), 120 indigenous languages
Somalia Somali (official), Arabic, English, Italian
South Africa IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001)
Spain Castilian Spanish 74% (official nationwide); Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2% (each official regionally)
Sri Lanka Sinhala 74% (official and national), Tamil 18% (national), other 8%; English is commonly used in government and spoken competently by about 10%
Sudan Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
Suriname Dutch (official), Surinamese (lingua franca), English widely spoken, Hindustani, Javanese
Swaziland English, siSwati (both official)
Sweden Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Switzerland German 64%, French 20%, Italian 7% (all official); Romansch 0.5% (national)
Syria Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood
Taiwan Chinese (Mandarin, official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects
Tajikistan Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
Tanzania Swahili, English (both official); Arabic; many local languages
Thailand Thai (Siamese), English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
Togo French (official, commerce); Ewé, Mina (south); Kabyé, Dagomba (north); and many dialects
Tonga Tongan (an Austronesian language), English
Trinidad and Tobago English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese
Tunisia Arabic (official, commerce), French (commerce)
Turkey Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli, Azeri, Kabardian
Turkmenistan Turkmen 72%; Russian 12%; Uzbek 9%, other 7%
Tuvalu Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
Uganda English (official), Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Ukraine Ukrainian 67%, Russian 24%, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
United Arab Emirates Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
United Kingdom English, Welsh, Scots Gaelic
United States English 82%, Spanish 11% (2000)
Uruguay Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero
Uzbekistan Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Vanuatu Bislama 23% (a Melanesian pidgin English), English 2%, French 1% (all 3 official); more than 100 local languages 73%
Vatican City (Holy See) Italian, Latin, French, various other languages
Venezuela Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Vietnam Vietnamese (official); English (increasingly favored as a second language); some French, Chinese, Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Western Sahara (proposed state) Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic
Yemen Arabic
Zambia English (official); major vernaculars: Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga; about 70 other indigenous languages
Zimbabwe English (official), Shona, Ndebele (Sindebele), numerous minor tribal dialects
Friday 11 March 2011
Members of the United Nation
192 UN Member Countries With Their Date of Admission
Afghanistan - Nov 19, 1946
Albania - Dec 14, 1955
Algeria - Oct 8, 1962
Andorra - July 28, 1993
Angola - Dec 1, 1976
Antigua and Barbuda - Nov 11, 1981
Argentina - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Armenia - March 2, 1992
Australia - Nov 1, 1945 (original UN member)
Austria - Dec 14, 1955
Azerbaijan - March 2, 1992
The Bahamas - Sept 18, 1973
Bahrain - Sept 21, 1971
Bangladesh - Sept 17, 1974
Barbados - Dec 9, 1966
Belarus - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Belgium - Dec 27, 1945 (original UN member)
Belize - Sept 25, 1981
Benin - Sept 20, 1960
Bhutan - Sept 21, 1971
Bolivia - Nov 14, 1945 (original UN member)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - May 22, 1992
Botswana - Oct 17, 1966
Brazil - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Brunei - Sept 21, 1984
Bulgaria - Dec 14, 1955
Burkina Faso - Sept 20, 1960
Burundi - Sept 18, 1962
Cambodia - Dec 14, 1955
Cameroon - Sept 20, 1960
Canada - Nov 9, 1945 (original UN member)
Cape Verde - Sept 16, 1975
Central African Republic - Sept 20, 1960
Chad - Sept 20, 1960
Chile - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
China - Oct 25, 1971*
Colombia - Nov 5, 1945 (original UN member)
Comoros - Nov 12, 1975
Republic of the Congo - Sept 20, 1960
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Sept 20, 1960
Costa Rica - Nov 2, 1945 (original UN member)
Cote d'Ivoire - Sept 20, 1960
Croatia - May 22, 1992
Cuba - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Cyprus - Sept 20, 1960
Czech Republic - Jan 19, 1993
Denmark - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Djibouti - Sept 20, 1977
Dominica - Dec 18, 1978
Dominican Republic - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
East Timor - Sept 22, 2002
Ecuador - Dec 21, 1945 (original UN member)
Egypt - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
El Salvador - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Equatorial Guinea - Nov 12, 1968
Eritrea - May 28, 1993
Estonia - Sept 17, 1991
Ethiopia - Nov 13, 1945 (original UN member)
Fiji - Oct 13, 1970
Finland - Dec 14, 1955
France - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Gabon - Sept 20, 1960
The Gambia - Sept 21, 1965
Georgia - July 31, 1992
Germany - Sept 18, 1973
Ghana - March 8, 1957
Greece - Oct 25, 1945 (original UN member)
Grenada - Sept 17, 1974
Guatemala - Nov 21, 1945 (original UN member)
Guinea - Dec 12, 1958
Guinea-Bissau - Sept 17, 1974
Guyana - Sept 20, 1966
Haiti - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Honduras - Dec 17, 1945 (original UN member)
Hungary - Dec 14, 1955
Iceland - Nov 19, 1946
India - Oct 30, 1945 (original UN member)
Indonesia - Sept 28, 1950
Iran - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Iraq - Dec 21, 1945 (original UN member)
Ireland - Dec 14, 1955
Israel - May 11, 1949
Italy - Dec 14, 1955
Jamaica - Sept 18, 1962
Japan - Dec 18, 1956
Jordan - Dec 14, 1955
Kazakhstan - March 2, 1992
Kenya - Dec 16, 1963
Kiribati - Sept 14, 1999
Korea, North - Dec 17, 1991
Korea, South - Dec 17, 1991
Kuwait - May 14, 1964
Kyrgyzstan - March 2, 1992
Laos - Dec 14, 1955
Latvia - Sept 17, 1991
Lebanon - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Lesotho - Oct 17, 1966
Liberia - Nov 2, 1945 (original UN member)
Libya - Dec 14, 1955
Liechtenstein - Sept 18, 1990
Lithuania - Sept 17, 1991
Luxembourg - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Macedonia - April 8, 1993
Madagascar - Sept 20, 1960
Malawi - Dec 1, 1964
Malaysia - Sept 17, 1957
Maldives - Sept 21, 1965
Mali - Sept 28, 1960
Malta - Dec 1, 1964
Marshall Islands - Sept 17, 1991
Mauritania - Oct 27, 1961
Mauritius - April 24, 1968
Mexico - Nov 7, 1945 (original UN member)
Micronesia, Federated States of - Sept 17, 1991
Moldova - March 2, 1992
Monaco - May 28, 1993
Mongolia - Oct 27, 1961
Montenegro - June 28, 2006
Morocco - Nov 12, 1956
Mozambique - Sept 16, 1975
Myanmar (Burma) - April 19, 1948
Namibia - April 23, 1990
Nauru - Sept 14, 1999
Nepal - Dec 14, 1955
Netherlands - Dec 10, 1945 (original UN member)
New Zealand - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Nicaragua - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Niger - Sept 20, 1960
Nigeria - Oct 7, 1960
Norway - Nov 27, 1945 (original UN member)
Oman - Oct 7, 1971
Pakistan - Sept 30, 1947
Palau - Dec 15, 1994
Panama - Nov 13, 1945 (original UN member)
Papua New Guinea - Oct 10, 1945
Paraguay - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member country)
Peru - Oct 31, 1945 (original UN member)
Philippines - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Poland - Oct 24, 1945
Portugal - Dec 14, 1955
Qatar - Sept 21, 1977
Romania - Dec 14, 1955
Russia - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Rwanda - Sept 18, 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Sept 23, 1983
Saint Lucia - Sept 18, 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sept. 16, 1980
Samoa - Dec 15, 1976
San Marino - March 2, 1992
Sao Tome and Principe - Sept 16, 1975
Saudi Arabia - Oct 24, 1945
Senegal - Sept 28, 1945
Serbia - Nov 1, 2000
Seychelles - Sept 21, 1976
Sierra Leone - Sept 27, 1961
Singapore - Sept 21, 1965
Slovakia - Jan 19, 1993
Slovenia - May 22, 1992
Solomon Islands - Sept 19, 1978
Somalia - Sept 20, 1960
South Africa - Nov 7, 1945 (original UN member)
Spain - Dec 14, 1955
Sri Lanka - Dec 14, 1955
Sudan - Nov 12, 1956
Suriname - Dec 4, 1975
Swaziland - Sept 24, 1968
Sweden - Nov 19, 1946
Switzerland - Sept 10, 2002
Syria - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Tajikistan - March 2, 1992
Tanzania - Dec 14, 1961
Thailand - Dec 16, 1946
Togo - Sept 20, 1960
Tonga - Sept 14, 1999
Trinidad and Tobago - Sept 18, 1962
Tunisia - Nov 12, 1956
Turkey - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Turkmenistan - March 2, 1992
Tuvalu - Sept 5, 2000
Uganda - Oct 25, 1962
Ukraine - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
United Arab Emirates - Dec 9, 1971
United Kingdom - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
United States of America - Oct 24, 1945
Uruguay - Dec 18, 1945
Uzbekistan - March 2, 1992
Vanuatu - Sept 15, 1981
Venezuela - Nov 15, 1945 (original UN member)
Vietnam - Sept 20, 1977
Yemen - Sept 30, 1947
Zambia - Dec 1, 1964
Zimbabwe - Aug 25, 1980
*Taiwan was a member country of the United Nations from October 24, 1945 to October 25, 1971. Since then, China replaced Taiwan on the United Nations Security Council and in the U.N.
Non-Members of the United Nations
Kosovo
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on on February 17, 2008 but has not gained complete international recognition to allow it to become a member of the United Nations.
Taiwan
In 1971 the People's Republic of China (mainland China) replaced Taiwan (also known as the Republic of China) in the United Nations.
Vatican City / The Holy See
The independent papal state of 771 people (including the Pope) was created in 1929. They have not chosen to become part of the international organization.
Afghanistan - Nov 19, 1946
Albania - Dec 14, 1955
Algeria - Oct 8, 1962
Andorra - July 28, 1993
Angola - Dec 1, 1976
Antigua and Barbuda - Nov 11, 1981
Argentina - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Armenia - March 2, 1992
Australia - Nov 1, 1945 (original UN member)
Austria - Dec 14, 1955
Azerbaijan - March 2, 1992
The Bahamas - Sept 18, 1973
Bahrain - Sept 21, 1971
Bangladesh - Sept 17, 1974
Barbados - Dec 9, 1966
Belarus - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Belgium - Dec 27, 1945 (original UN member)
Belize - Sept 25, 1981
Benin - Sept 20, 1960
Bhutan - Sept 21, 1971
Bolivia - Nov 14, 1945 (original UN member)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - May 22, 1992
Botswana - Oct 17, 1966
Brazil - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Brunei - Sept 21, 1984
Bulgaria - Dec 14, 1955
Burkina Faso - Sept 20, 1960
Burundi - Sept 18, 1962
Cambodia - Dec 14, 1955
Cameroon - Sept 20, 1960
Canada - Nov 9, 1945 (original UN member)
Cape Verde - Sept 16, 1975
Central African Republic - Sept 20, 1960
Chad - Sept 20, 1960
Chile - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
China - Oct 25, 1971*
Colombia - Nov 5, 1945 (original UN member)
Comoros - Nov 12, 1975
Republic of the Congo - Sept 20, 1960
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Sept 20, 1960
Costa Rica - Nov 2, 1945 (original UN member)
Cote d'Ivoire - Sept 20, 1960
Croatia - May 22, 1992
Cuba - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Cyprus - Sept 20, 1960
Czech Republic - Jan 19, 1993
Denmark - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Djibouti - Sept 20, 1977
Dominica - Dec 18, 1978
Dominican Republic - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
East Timor - Sept 22, 2002
Ecuador - Dec 21, 1945 (original UN member)
Egypt - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
El Salvador - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Equatorial Guinea - Nov 12, 1968
Eritrea - May 28, 1993
Estonia - Sept 17, 1991
Ethiopia - Nov 13, 1945 (original UN member)
Fiji - Oct 13, 1970
Finland - Dec 14, 1955
France - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Gabon - Sept 20, 1960
The Gambia - Sept 21, 1965
Georgia - July 31, 1992
Germany - Sept 18, 1973
Ghana - March 8, 1957
Greece - Oct 25, 1945 (original UN member)
Grenada - Sept 17, 1974
Guatemala - Nov 21, 1945 (original UN member)
Guinea - Dec 12, 1958
Guinea-Bissau - Sept 17, 1974
Guyana - Sept 20, 1966
Haiti - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Honduras - Dec 17, 1945 (original UN member)
Hungary - Dec 14, 1955
Iceland - Nov 19, 1946
India - Oct 30, 1945 (original UN member)
Indonesia - Sept 28, 1950
Iran - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Iraq - Dec 21, 1945 (original UN member)
Ireland - Dec 14, 1955
Israel - May 11, 1949
Italy - Dec 14, 1955
Jamaica - Sept 18, 1962
Japan - Dec 18, 1956
Jordan - Dec 14, 1955
Kazakhstan - March 2, 1992
Kenya - Dec 16, 1963
Kiribati - Sept 14, 1999
Korea, North - Dec 17, 1991
Korea, South - Dec 17, 1991
Kuwait - May 14, 1964
Kyrgyzstan - March 2, 1992
Laos - Dec 14, 1955
Latvia - Sept 17, 1991
Lebanon - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Lesotho - Oct 17, 1966
Liberia - Nov 2, 1945 (original UN member)
Libya - Dec 14, 1955
Liechtenstein - Sept 18, 1990
Lithuania - Sept 17, 1991
Luxembourg - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Macedonia - April 8, 1993
Madagascar - Sept 20, 1960
Malawi - Dec 1, 1964
Malaysia - Sept 17, 1957
Maldives - Sept 21, 1965
Mali - Sept 28, 1960
Malta - Dec 1, 1964
Marshall Islands - Sept 17, 1991
Mauritania - Oct 27, 1961
Mauritius - April 24, 1968
Mexico - Nov 7, 1945 (original UN member)
Micronesia, Federated States of - Sept 17, 1991
Moldova - March 2, 1992
Monaco - May 28, 1993
Mongolia - Oct 27, 1961
Montenegro - June 28, 2006
Morocco - Nov 12, 1956
Mozambique - Sept 16, 1975
Myanmar (Burma) - April 19, 1948
Namibia - April 23, 1990
Nauru - Sept 14, 1999
Nepal - Dec 14, 1955
Netherlands - Dec 10, 1945 (original UN member)
New Zealand - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Nicaragua - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Niger - Sept 20, 1960
Nigeria - Oct 7, 1960
Norway - Nov 27, 1945 (original UN member)
Oman - Oct 7, 1971
Pakistan - Sept 30, 1947
Palau - Dec 15, 1994
Panama - Nov 13, 1945 (original UN member)
Papua New Guinea - Oct 10, 1945
Paraguay - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member country)
Peru - Oct 31, 1945 (original UN member)
Philippines - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Poland - Oct 24, 1945
Portugal - Dec 14, 1955
Qatar - Sept 21, 1977
Romania - Dec 14, 1955
Russia - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Rwanda - Sept 18, 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Sept 23, 1983
Saint Lucia - Sept 18, 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sept. 16, 1980
Samoa - Dec 15, 1976
San Marino - March 2, 1992
Sao Tome and Principe - Sept 16, 1975
Saudi Arabia - Oct 24, 1945
Senegal - Sept 28, 1945
Serbia - Nov 1, 2000
Seychelles - Sept 21, 1976
Sierra Leone - Sept 27, 1961
Singapore - Sept 21, 1965
Slovakia - Jan 19, 1993
Slovenia - May 22, 1992
Solomon Islands - Sept 19, 1978
Somalia - Sept 20, 1960
South Africa - Nov 7, 1945 (original UN member)
Spain - Dec 14, 1955
Sri Lanka - Dec 14, 1955
Sudan - Nov 12, 1956
Suriname - Dec 4, 1975
Swaziland - Sept 24, 1968
Sweden - Nov 19, 1946
Switzerland - Sept 10, 2002
Syria - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Tajikistan - March 2, 1992
Tanzania - Dec 14, 1961
Thailand - Dec 16, 1946
Togo - Sept 20, 1960
Tonga - Sept 14, 1999
Trinidad and Tobago - Sept 18, 1962
Tunisia - Nov 12, 1956
Turkey - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
Turkmenistan - March 2, 1992
Tuvalu - Sept 5, 2000
Uganda - Oct 25, 1962
Ukraine - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
United Arab Emirates - Dec 9, 1971
United Kingdom - Oct 24, 1945 (original UN member)
United States of America - Oct 24, 1945
Uruguay - Dec 18, 1945
Uzbekistan - March 2, 1992
Vanuatu - Sept 15, 1981
Venezuela - Nov 15, 1945 (original UN member)
Vietnam - Sept 20, 1977
Yemen - Sept 30, 1947
Zambia - Dec 1, 1964
Zimbabwe - Aug 25, 1980
*Taiwan was a member country of the United Nations from October 24, 1945 to October 25, 1971. Since then, China replaced Taiwan on the United Nations Security Council and in the U.N.
Non-Members of the United Nations
Kosovo
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on on February 17, 2008 but has not gained complete international recognition to allow it to become a member of the United Nations.
Taiwan
In 1971 the People's Republic of China (mainland China) replaced Taiwan (also known as the Republic of China) in the United Nations.
Vatican City / The Holy See
The independent papal state of 771 people (including the Pope) was created in 1929. They have not chosen to become part of the international organization.
Capitals of Every Independent Country (195)
Below is a complete listing of the 195 official independent countries of the world and their capital cities.
In February 2011, the official results of a referendum in South Sudan indicated that South Sudan would likely become the world's newest and 196th country. However, the declaration of independence is not expected for South Sudan until July 9, 2011. At that point, this page will be updated.
Afghanistan - Kabul
Albania - Tirane
Algeria - Algiers
Andorra - Andorra la Vella
Angola - Luanda
Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's
Argentina - Buenos Aires
Armenia - Yerevan
Australia - Canberra
Austria - Vienna
Azerbaijan - Baku
The Bahamas - Nassau
Bahrain - Manama
Bangladesh - Dhaka
Barbados - Bridgetown
Belarus - Minsk
Belgium - Brussels
Belize - Belmopan
Benin - Porto-Novo
Bhutan - Thimphu
Bolivia - La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo
Botswana - Gaborone
Brazil - Brasilia
Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria - Sofia
Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
Burundi - Bujumbura
Cambodia - Phnom Penh
Cameroon - Yaounde
Canada - Ottawa
Cote d'Ivoire - Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)
Croatia - Zagreb
Cuba - Havana
Cyprus - Nicosia
Czech Republic - Prague
Denmark - Copenhagen
Djibouti - Djibouti
Dominica - Roseau
Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo
East Timor (Timor-Leste) - Dili
Ecuador - Quito
Egypt - Cairo
El Salvador - San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Malabo
Eritrea - Asmara
Estonia - Tallinn
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
Fiji - Suva
Finland - Helsinki
France - Paris
Gabon - Libreville
The Gambia - Banjul
Georgia - Tbilisi
Germany - Berlin
Ghana - Accra
Greece - Athens
Grenada - Saint George's
Guatemala - Guatemala City
Guinea - Conakry
Guinea-Bissau - Bissau
Guyana - Georgetown
Haiti - Port-au-Prince
Honduras - Tegucigalpa
Hungary - Budapest
Iceland - Reykjavik
India - New Delhi
Indonesia - Jakarta
Iran - Tehran
Iraq - Baghdad
Ireland - Dublin
Israel - Jerusalem*
Italy - Rome
Jamaica - Kingston
Japan - Tokyo
Jordan - Amman
Kazakhstan - Astana
Kenya - Nairobi
Kiribati - Tarawa Atoll
Korea, North - Pyongyang
Korea, South - Seoul
Kosovo - Pristina
Kuwait - Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
Laos - Vientiane
Latvia - Riga
Lebanon - Beirut
Lesotho - Maseru
Liberia - Monrovia
Libya - Tripoli
Liechtenstein - Vaduz
Lithuania - Vilnius
Luxembourg - Luxembourg
Macedonia - Skopje
Madagascar - Antananarivo
Malawi - Lilongwe
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
Maldives - Male
Mali - Bamako
Malta - Valletta
Marshall Islands - Majuro
Mauritania - Nouakchott
Mauritius - Port Louis
Mexico - Mexico City
Micronesia, Federated States of - Palikir
Moldova - Chisinau
Monaco - Monaco
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro - Podgorica
Morocco - Rabat
Mozambique - Maputo
Myanmar (Burma) - Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
Namibia - Windhoek
Nauru - no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Nepal - Kathmandu
Netherlands - Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)
New Zealand - Wellington
Nicaragua - Managua
Niger - Niamey
Nigeria - Abuja
Norway - Oslo
Oman - Muscat
Pakistan - Islamabad
Palau - Melekeok
Panama - Panama City
Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
Paraguay - Asuncion
Peru - Lima
Philippines - Manila
Poland - Warsaw
Portugal - Lisbon
Qatar - Doha
Romania - Bucharest
Russia - Moscow
Rwanda - Kigali
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Basseterre
Saint Lucia - Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
Samoa - Apia
San Marino - San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe - Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Senegal - Dakar
Serbia - Belgrade
Seychelles - Victoria
Sierra Leone - Freetown
Singapore - Singapore
Slovakia - Bratislava
Slovenia - Ljubljana
Solomon Islands - Honiara
Somalia - Mogadishu
South Africa - Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)
Spain - Madrid
Sri Lanka - Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Sudan - Khartoum
Suriname - Paramaribo
Swaziland - Mbabane
Sweden - Stockholm
Switzerland - Bern
Syria - Damascus
Taiwan - Taipei
Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Tanzania - Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)
Thailand - Bangkok
Togo - Lome
Tonga - Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-Spain
Tunisia - Tunis
Turkey - Ankara
Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
Tuvalu - Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
Uganda - Kampala
Ukraine - Kyiv
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom - London
United States of America - Washington D.C.
Uruguay - Montevideo
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Vanuatu - Port-Vila
Vatican City (Holy See) - Vatican City
Venezuela - Caracas
Vietnam - Hanoi
Yemen - Sanaa
Zambia - Lusaka
Zimbabwe - Harare
In February 2011, the official results of a referendum in South Sudan indicated that South Sudan would likely become the world's newest and 196th country. However, the declaration of independence is not expected for South Sudan until July 9, 2011. At that point, this page will be updated.
Afghanistan - Kabul
Albania - Tirane
Algeria - Algiers
Andorra - Andorra la Vella
Angola - Luanda
Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's
Argentina - Buenos Aires
Armenia - Yerevan
Australia - Canberra
Austria - Vienna
Azerbaijan - Baku
The Bahamas - Nassau
Bahrain - Manama
Bangladesh - Dhaka
Barbados - Bridgetown
Belarus - Minsk
Belgium - Brussels
Belize - Belmopan
Benin - Porto-Novo
Bhutan - Thimphu
Bolivia - La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo
Botswana - Gaborone
Brazil - Brasilia
Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria - Sofia
Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
Burundi - Bujumbura
Cambodia - Phnom Penh
Cameroon - Yaounde
Canada - Ottawa
Cote d'Ivoire - Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)
Croatia - Zagreb
Cuba - Havana
Cyprus - Nicosia
Czech Republic - Prague
Denmark - Copenhagen
Djibouti - Djibouti
Dominica - Roseau
Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo
East Timor (Timor-Leste) - Dili
Ecuador - Quito
Egypt - Cairo
El Salvador - San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Malabo
Eritrea - Asmara
Estonia - Tallinn
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
Fiji - Suva
Finland - Helsinki
France - Paris
Gabon - Libreville
The Gambia - Banjul
Georgia - Tbilisi
Germany - Berlin
Ghana - Accra
Greece - Athens
Grenada - Saint George's
Guatemala - Guatemala City
Guinea - Conakry
Guinea-Bissau - Bissau
Guyana - Georgetown
Haiti - Port-au-Prince
Honduras - Tegucigalpa
Hungary - Budapest
Iceland - Reykjavik
India - New Delhi
Indonesia - Jakarta
Iran - Tehran
Iraq - Baghdad
Ireland - Dublin
Israel - Jerusalem*
Italy - Rome
Jamaica - Kingston
Japan - Tokyo
Jordan - Amman
Kazakhstan - Astana
Kenya - Nairobi
Kiribati - Tarawa Atoll
Korea, North - Pyongyang
Korea, South - Seoul
Kosovo - Pristina
Kuwait - Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
Laos - Vientiane
Latvia - Riga
Lebanon - Beirut
Lesotho - Maseru
Liberia - Monrovia
Libya - Tripoli
Liechtenstein - Vaduz
Lithuania - Vilnius
Luxembourg - Luxembourg
Macedonia - Skopje
Madagascar - Antananarivo
Malawi - Lilongwe
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
Maldives - Male
Mali - Bamako
Malta - Valletta
Marshall Islands - Majuro
Mauritania - Nouakchott
Mauritius - Port Louis
Mexico - Mexico City
Micronesia, Federated States of - Palikir
Moldova - Chisinau
Monaco - Monaco
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro - Podgorica
Morocco - Rabat
Mozambique - Maputo
Myanmar (Burma) - Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
Namibia - Windhoek
Nauru - no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Nepal - Kathmandu
Netherlands - Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)
New Zealand - Wellington
Nicaragua - Managua
Niger - Niamey
Nigeria - Abuja
Norway - Oslo
Oman - Muscat
Pakistan - Islamabad
Palau - Melekeok
Panama - Panama City
Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
Paraguay - Asuncion
Peru - Lima
Philippines - Manila
Poland - Warsaw
Portugal - Lisbon
Qatar - Doha
Romania - Bucharest
Russia - Moscow
Rwanda - Kigali
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Basseterre
Saint Lucia - Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
Samoa - Apia
San Marino - San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe - Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Senegal - Dakar
Serbia - Belgrade
Seychelles - Victoria
Sierra Leone - Freetown
Singapore - Singapore
Slovakia - Bratislava
Slovenia - Ljubljana
Solomon Islands - Honiara
Somalia - Mogadishu
South Africa - Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)
Spain - Madrid
Sri Lanka - Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Sudan - Khartoum
Suriname - Paramaribo
Swaziland - Mbabane
Sweden - Stockholm
Switzerland - Bern
Syria - Damascus
Taiwan - Taipei
Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Tanzania - Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)
Thailand - Bangkok
Togo - Lome
Tonga - Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-Spain
Tunisia - Tunis
Turkey - Ankara
Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
Tuvalu - Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
Uganda - Kampala
Ukraine - Kyiv
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom - London
United States of America - Washington D.C.
Uruguay - Montevideo
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Vanuatu - Port-Vila
Vatican City (Holy See) - Vatican City
Venezuela - Caracas
Vietnam - Hanoi
Yemen - Sanaa
Zambia - Lusaka
Zimbabwe - Harare