Member states of the International Telecommunication Union

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] See also
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Australia Australia and the United Nations
Austria
Azerbaijan Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus Former member: Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Belgium
Belize
Benin[lower-alpha 1]
Bhutan
Plurinational State of Bolivia[lower-alpha 2]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Botswana
Brazil Brazil and the United Nations
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso[lower-alpha 3]
Burundi
Cabo Verde[lower-alpha 4]
Cambodia[lower-alpha 5]
Cameroon[lower-alpha 6]
Canada Canada and the United Nations
Central African Republic[lower-alpha 7]
Chad
Chile
China Former member: Republic of China and China and the United Nations
Colombia
Comoros
Congo[lower-alpha 8]
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire[lower-alpha 9]
Croatia Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic Former member: Czechoslovakia
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Korea and the United Nations
Democratic Republic of the Congo[lower-alpha 10]
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt Former member: United Arab Republic
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Eswatini[lower-alpha 11]
Ethiopia
Fiji Fiji and the United Nations
Finland
France France and the United Nations
Gabon
Republic of The Gambia[lower-alpha 12]
Georgia Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Germany Former member: German Democratic Republic and Germany and the United Nations
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India India and the United Nations
Indonesia[lower-alpha 13] Withdrawal of Indonesia (1965–1966) and Indonesia and the United Nations
Islamic Republic of Iran[lower-alpha 14]
Iraq
Ireland
Israel Israel, Palestine, and the United Nations
Italy
Jamaica
Japan Japan and the United Nations
Jordan
Kazakhstan[lower-alpha 15] Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Lao People's Democratic Republic[lower-alpha 16]
Latvia Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya[3][lower-alpha 17]
Liechtenstein
Lithuania Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Luxembourg Luxembourg and the United Nations
Madagascar[lower-alpha 18]
Malawi
Malaysia Former member: Federation of Malaya and Malaysia and the United Nations
Maldives[lower-alpha 19] 21 September 1965
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands and the United Nations
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico Mexico and the United Nations
Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia and the United Nations
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro Former member: Yugoslavia (original member) and Serbia and Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar[lower-alpha 20]
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand New Zealand and the United Nations
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia[lower-alpha 21] Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Norway
Oman
Pakistan Pakistan and the United Nations
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines[lower-alpha 22] Philippines and the United Nations
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea Korea and the United Nations
Republic of Moldova[lower-alpha 23] Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Romania
Russian Federation Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Soviet Union and the United Nations and Russia and the United Nations
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis[lower-alpha 24]
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe[lower-alpha 25]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia Former member: Yugoslavia (original member), Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia and the United Nations
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore Former member: Malaysia and Singapore and the United Nations
Slovakia Former member: Czechoslovakia
Slovenia Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa[lower-alpha 26]
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka[lower-alpha 27]
Sudan
Suriname[lower-alpha 28]
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic Former member: United Arab Republic
Tajikistan Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Thailand[lower-alpha 29]
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago and the United Nations
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Tuvalu Tuvalu and the United Nations
Uganda
Ukraine Former member: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom and the United Nations
United Republic of Tanzania Former member: Tanganyika and Zanzibar
United States of America United States and the United Nations
Uruguay
Uzbekistan Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Vanuatu Vanuatu and the United Nations
Vatican City
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela[lower-alpha 30]
Vietnam
Yemen Former members: Yemen and Democratic Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Map of the International Telecommunication Union member states as of August 2019, with their territories (including dependent territories) recognized by the ITU in blue.

References

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 Telecommunications 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. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
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