ESCAP Member States and Associate Members
Member States (53)
Date of Admission
- Afghanistan**
- Armenia
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh**
- Bhutan**
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia**
- China
- Fiji
- France
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati**
- Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
- Korea (the Republic of)
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic(the)**
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands (the)
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Mongolia
- Myanmar**
- Nauru
- Nepal**
- Netherlands (the)
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines (the)
- Russian Federation (the)***
- Samoa**
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands**
- Sri Lanka
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste**
- Tonga
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu**
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
- United States of America (the)
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu**
- Viet Nam
- 24 April 1953
- 26 July 1994
- 28 March 1947
- 31 July 1992
- 17 April 1973
- 6 January 1972
- 26 July 1985
- 20 August 1954
- 28 March 1947
- 3 August 1979
- 28 March 1947
- 25 July 2000
- 28 March 1947
- 28 September 1950
- 10 July 1958
- 24 June 1954
- 31 July 1992
- 26 July 1991
- 31 July 1992
- 20 October 1954
- 31 July 1992
- 16 February 1955
- 17 September 1957
- 5 August 1976
- 31 July 1992
- 31 July 1992
- 21 December 1961
- 19 April 1948
- 20 July 1971
- 6 June 1955
- 28 March 1947
- 8 March 1948
- 30 September 1947
- 18 July 1996
- 27 August 1976
- 28 March 1947
- 28 March 1947
- 5 July 1963
- 21 September 1965
- 3 August 1979
- 10 December 1954
- 31 July 1992
- 28 March 1947
- 18 July 2003
- 20 July 1971
- 18 July 1996
- 31 July 1992
- 26 July 1985
- 28 March 1947
- 28 March 1947
- 31 July 1992
- 27 July 1984
- 23 August 1954
Associate Members* (9)
Date of Admission
- American Samoa
- Cook Islands (the)
- French Polynesia
- Guam
- Hong Kong, China****
- Macao, China *****
- New Caledonia
- Niue
- Northern Mariana Islands (the)
- 28 July 1988
- 11 July 1972
- 31 July 1992
- 24 July 1981
- 25 November 1947
- 26 July 1991
- 31 July 1992
- 3 August 1979
- 22 July 1986
Notes:
* Not a member of the United Nations
** Least Developed Country
*** Continuation of membership of former USSR
**** Change of name from Hong Kong to Hong Kong, China (1 July 1997)
***** Change of name to Macau, China (20 December 1999) and further changed to Macao, China (4 February 2000)