United Nations Regional Groups
- Africa
- Asia
- Eastern Europe
- Latin America and Caribbean
- Western Europe and Rest of States
- UN member in any groups
- Not a UN member, or a territory of a member
Members of the United Nations are unofficially divided into five geopolitical groups. This classification has evolved over the years to achieve a geographical and political balance. For many bodies, who are elected, for example, the UN Human Rights Council, a key is defined which assigns the regions a number of seats.
- 2.1 members
- 2.2 No staff members
- 3.1 Members
- 3.2 No staff members
- 4.1 Members
- 4.2 No staff members
- 5.1 members
- 5.2 No staff members
The African Group (Group of African States, 54 States)
The African Group comprises 54 countries. They are all located on the African continent and are expected geographically to him.
Members
- Egypt Egypt
- Algeria Algeria
- Angola Angola
- Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia Ethiopia
- Benin Benin
- Botswana Botswana
- Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
- Burundi Burundi
- Djibouti Djibouti
- Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
- Eritrea Eritrea
- Gabon Gabon
- Gambia Gambia
- Ghana Ghana
- Guinea Guinea
- Guinea- Bissau Guinea- Bissau
- Cameroon Cameroon
- Cape Verde Cape Verde
- Kenya
- Comoros Comoros
- Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo
- Republic of Congo Republic of Congo
- Lesotho Lesotho
- Liberia Liberia
- Libya Libya
- Madagascar Madagascar
- Malawi Malawi
- Mali Mali
- Morocco Morocco
- Mauritania Mauritania
- Mauritius Mauritius
- Mozambique Mozambique
- Namibia Namibia
- Niger Niger
- Nigeria Nigeria
- Rwanda Rwanda
- Zambia Zambia
- Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal Senegal
- Seychelles Seychelles
- Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
- Somalia Somalia
- South Africa South Africa
- Sudan Sudan
- Sudan South Sudan
- Swaziland Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo Togo
- Chad Chad
- Tunisia Tunisia
- Uganda Uganda
- Central African Republic Central African Republic
No members
- France France belonging to: France Îles Éparses
- Mayotte Mayotte
- Reunion Reunion
- Saint Helena Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Madeira Madeira
- Somaliland Somaliland
- Ceuta Ceuta
- Canary Islands Canary Islands
- Melilla Melilla
Group of Asian States (Group of Asian States, 53 States)
The group of Asian countries includes 53 countries. They are all located on the Asian continent or be reckoned geographically to him.
Members
- Afghanistan Afghanistan
- Bahrain Bahrain
- Bangladesh Bangladesh
- Bhutan Bhutan
- Brunei Brunei
- People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
- Fiji Fiji
- India India
- Indonesia Indonesia
- Iraq Iraq
- Iran Iran
- Yemen Yemen
- Jordan Jordan
- Cambodia Cambodia
- Kazakhstan
- Qatar Qatar
- Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
- Kiribati Kiribati
- Kuwait Kuwait
- Laos Laos
- Lebanon Lebanon
- Malaysia Malaysia
- Maldives Maldives
- Marshall Islands Marshall Islands
- Micronesia Foderierte States Micronesia
- Mongolia Mongolia
- Myanmar Myanmar
- Nauru Nauru
- Nepal Nepal
- North Korea North Korea
- Oman Oman
- East Timor East Timor
- Pakistan Pakistan
- Palau Palau
- Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
- Philippines Philippines
- Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
- Samoa Samoa
- Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
- Singapore Singapore
- Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
- Flag of South Korea South Korea
- Syria Syria
- Tajikistan Tajikistan
- Thailand Thailand
- Tonga Tonga
- Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu Tuvalu
- Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu Vanuatu
- United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
- Cyprus Republic of Cyprus
No members
- Egypt Egypt, Africa
- Armenia Armenia to GEE
- Azerbaijan to GEE
- Australia to WEOG
- Georgia Georgia, to GEE
- Israel Israel to WEOG
- Japan Japan to WEOG
- New Zealand New Zealand to WEOG
- Russia Russia to GEE
- , Claimed China Republic of China Republic of China
- Turkey Turkey to WEOG
- Azerbaijan Azerbaijan belonging: Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
- Norfolk Island Norfolk Island
- Easter Island
- Hong Kong Hong Kong
- Macau Macau
- French Polynesia French Polynesia
- New Caledonia New Caledonia
- Wallis Futuna Wallis and Futuna
- Abkhazia Abkhazia
- South Ossetia South Ossetia
- British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory
- Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands
- Kurdistan Autonomous Region of Kurdistan Autonomous Region
- Palestine National Authority Palestinian Territories
- Cook Islands Cook Islands
- Niue Niue
- Tokelau Tokelau
- American Samoa American Samoa
- USA Baker Island Baker Island
- Guam Guam
- USA - Hawaii
- USA Howland Island Howland Island
- USA Jarvis Jarvis Iceland Iceland
- USA Johnston Atoll Johnston Atoll
- USA Kingman Reef Kingman Reef
- United States of Midway Islands Midway Islands
- Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands
- USA - Palmyra Palmyra
- USA - Wake Wake Iceland
- North Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Group of Eastern European States (Group of Eastern European States / GEE, 23 states )
The group of Eastern European countries includes 23 countries. They are all located on the Eurasian continent and be counted geographically to him.
Members
- Albania Albania
- Armenia Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Estonia Estonia
- Georgia Georgia
- Croatia Croatia
- Latvia Latvia
- Lithuania Lithuania
- Macedonia Macedonia
- Moldova Moldova
- Montenegro Montenegro
- Poland Poland
- Romania Romania
- Russia Russia
- Serbia Serbia
- Slovakia Slovakia
- Slovenia Slovenia
- Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Ukraine Ukraine
- Hungary Hungary
- Belarus Belarus
No members
- Kosovo Kosovo
- Azerbaijan Azerbaijan belonging: Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
- Abkhazia Abkhazia
- South Ossetia South Ossetia
- Transnistria Transnistria
Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries (Group of Latin American and Caribbean States / GRULAC, 33 states )
The Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries includes 33 countries. They are all located on the Americas, or be reckoned geographically to him.
Members
- Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina Argentina
- Bahamas Bahamas
- Barbados Barbados
- Belize Belize
- Bolivia Bolivia
- Brazil Brazil
- Chile Chile
- Costa Rica Costa Rica
- Dominica Dominica
- Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
- Ecuador Ecuador
- El Salvador El Salvador
- Grenada Grenada
- Guatemala Guatemala
- Guyana Guyana
- Haiti Haiti
- Honduras Honduras
- Jamaica Jamaica
- Colombia Colombia
- Cuba Cuba
- Mexico Mexico
- Nicaragua Nicaragua
- Panama Panama
- Paraguay Paraguay
- Peru Peru
- Saint Kitts Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia St. Lucia
- Saint Vincent Grenadines St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
- Uruguay Uruguay
- Venezuela Venezuela
No members
- Canada Canada to WEOG
- United States WEOG United States
- Denmark Denmark belonging to: Gronland Greenland
- French Guiana French Guiana
- Guadeloupe Guadeloupe
- Martinique Martinique
- Saintbarthelemy Saint -Barthélemy
- Saint -Martin Saint -Martin
- Saint- Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Anguilla Anguilla
- Bermuda Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands
- Falkland Islands Falkland Islands
- Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
- Montserrat Montserrat
- Sudgeorgien Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands
- Aruba Aruba
- Netherlands Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Curacao Curacao
- Sint Maarten Sint Maarten
- Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
- USA Navassa Navassa
- Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Group of Western European and Other States (Group of Western European and other States / WEOG, 29 states )
The Group of Western European and other States comprises 28 countries. You are in Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania.
Members
- Andorra Andorra
- Australia Australia
- Belgium
- Denmark Denmark
- Germany Germany
- Finland Finland
- France France
- Greece Greece
- Ireland Ireland
- Iceland Iceland
- Israel Israel1
- Italy Italy
- Japan Japan
- Canada Canada
- Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Malta Malta
- Monaco Monaco
- New Zealand New Zealand
- Netherlands The Netherlands
- Norway Norway
- Austria Austria
- Portugal
- San Marino San Marino
- Sweden Sweden
- Switzerland Switzerland
- Spain
- Turkey Turkey
- United States United States
- United Kingdom United Kingdom
1 For political reasons, Israel belongs to no group, but, if necessary, calculated for WEOG. See also foreign policy of Israel
No members
- Vatican City Vatican City
- Denmark Denmark belonging to: Faroe Faroe Islands
- England England
- Gibraltar Gibraltar
- Guernsey Guernsey
- Isle of Man Isle of Man
- Jersey jersey
- Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
- Scotland Scotland
- Wales Wales
Discussion Oceania
It is discussed whether a sixth group to be introduced. Over the decades since the founding of the UN, many island states are in the oceanic space become independent and become members of the UN. Since they are all in one group with the Asian countries, many oceanic States do not feel sufficiently represented with their specific problems.