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1. Charter of the United Nations

San Francisco, 26 June 1945

 

Entry into force: 24 October 1945, in accordance with article 1101,2,3,4,5,6.
STATUS: 191 Members [491,2 original Members and 142 Members having been admitted in accordance with Article 4 (see list under chapter I.2. hereinafter.)]. 
 

 

PARTICIPANTS


Original Members of the United Nations which, having signed the Charter3, deposited their instruments of ratification with the Government of the United States of America on the dates indicated

Participants  Ratification 
Argentina  24 Sep 1945 
Australia  1 Nov 1945 
Belarus4  24 Oct 1945 
Belgium  27 Dec 1945 
Bolivia  14 Nov 1945 
Brazil  21 Sep 1945 
Canada  9 Nov 1945 
Chile  11 Oct 1945 
China5,7,8  28 Sep 1945 
Colombia  5 Nov 1945 
Costa Rica  2 Nov 1945 
Cuba  15 Oct 1945 
Czechoslovakia1  19 Oct 1945 
Denmark  9 Oct 1945 
Dominican Republic  4 Sep 1945 
Ecuador  21 Dec 1945 
Egypt6  22 Oct 1945 
El Salvador  26 Sep 1945 
Ethiopia  13 Nov 1945 
France  31 Aug 1945 
Greece9  25 Oct 1945 
Guatemala  21 Nov 1945 
Haiti  27 Sep 1945 
Honduras  17 Dec 1945 
India  30 Oct 1945 
Iran (Islamic Republic of)10  16 Oct 1945 
Iraq  21 Dec 1945 
Lebanon  15 Oct 1945  
Liberia  2 Nov 1945 
Luxembourg  17 Oct 1945 
Mexico  7 Nov 1945 
Netherlands11  10 Dec 1945 
New Zealand12  19 Sep 1945 
Nicaragua  6 Sep 1945 
Norway  27 Nov 1945 
Panama  13 Nov 1945 
Paraguay  12 Oct 1945 
Peru  31 Oct 1945 
Philippines  11 Oct 1945 
Poland  24 Oct 1945 
Russian Federation13  24 Oct 1945 
Saudi Arabia  18 Oct 1945 
South Africa14  7 Nov 1945 
Syrian Arab Republic6  19 Oct 1945 
Turkey  28 Sep 1945 
Ukraine15  24 Oct 1945 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland7  20 Oct 1945 
United States of America  8 Aug 1945 
Uruguay  18 Dec 1945 
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)16  15 Nov 1945 
Yugoslavia (former)2  19 Oct 1945 
 

 

NOTES


1. Czechoslovakia was an original Member of the United Nations, the Charter having been signed and ratified on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and 19 October 1945, respectively, until its dissolution on 31 December 1992. See also note 1 under "Czech Republic" and note 1 under "Slovakia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


2. The former Yugoslavia was an original Member of the United Nations, the Charter having been signed and ratified on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and 19 October 1945, respectively, until its dissolution. Treaty actions undertaken by the former Yugoslavia appear in footnotes against the designation "former Yugoslavia". See note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Serbia and Montenegro", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


3. All States listed herein signed the Charter on 26 June 1945, with the exception of Poland on behalf of which it was signed on 15 October 1945.


4. See note 1 under "Belarus" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


5. See note 1 under "China" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


6. See note 1 under "United Arab Republic" ("Egypt" and "Syria") in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


7. See note 2 under "China" and note 2 under "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" regarding Hong Kong in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


8. See note 3 under "China" and note 1 under "Portugal" regarding Macao in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


9. See note 1 under "Greece" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


10. See note 1 under "Iran, Islamic Republic of" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


11. See note 1 under "Netherlands" regarding Aruba/Netherlands Antilles in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


12. See note 1 under "New Zealand" regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


13. See note 1 under "Russian Federation"" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


14. See note 1 under "South Africa" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


15. See note 1 under "Ukraine" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


16. See note 1 under "Venezuela" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.