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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 December 2024. For the League of Nations, see Member states of the League of Nations. 193 United Nations member states 2 UN General Assembly observer states (the Holy See [a] and the State of Palestine) 2 eligible non-member states (the Cook Islands and Niue) 17 non-self-governing territories ...
Switzerland became a member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2023–2024 period. [111] According to the 2024 Global Peace Index, Switzerland is the 6th most peaceful country in the world. [112] Despite its policy of neutrality, within two weeks in December 2024, it has banned Hamas and outlaw Hezbollah Hezbollah. [113] [114]
This is a list of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme, including 193 UN member states, two UN observer states (the Holy See [note 1] and the State of Palestine), two states in free association with New Zealand (the Cook Islands and Niue), and 49 non-sovereign dependencies or territories, as well as Western Sahara (a disputed territory whose sovereignty is contested) and ...
Switzerland – alpine country in Central Europe, ... Area of Switzerland: 41,285 km 2; ... Member state of the United Nations;
Flags of the United Nations member and non-member GA observer states in front of the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
As of 17 December 2024, there are 193 member states in the United Nations (UN), each of which is a member of the United Nations General Assembly. [1]The following is a list of United Nations member states arranged in chronological order according to their dates of admission (with the United Nations Security Council resolutions that recommended their admission and the United Nations General ...
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On 10 September 2002, Switzerland became a full member of the United Nations, after a referendum supporting full membership won in a close vote six months earlier; Swiss voters had rejected membership by a 3-to-1 margin in 1986. The 2002 vote made Switzerland the first and only country to join based on a popular vote. [3]