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Our 194 Member States work together, upholding a long-established tradition of consensus, to advance the development of information and communication technology across the world. ITU Member States cover all regions of the world, from developed to developing countries, as well as least developed countries, landlocked countries, and small island states. Despite their wide range of needs and interests, ITU Member States come together to forge a common vision and plan for ICT development across the globe.
You can find the full list of Member States in the table below. Administrative Regions refer to the following geographical areas: Region A – The Americas; Region B – Western Europe; Region C – Eastern Europe and Northern Asia; Region D – Africa; and Region E – Asia and Australasia.
| Designation | Administrative Region | Country Code | Domain Name | Member Since | Language | Council Member 2022-2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | E | AFG | AF | 12/04/1928 | E | |
| Albania | C | ALB | AL | 02/06/1922 | E | |
| Algeria | D | ALG | DZ | 03/05/1963 | A | Yes |
| Andorra | B | AND | AD | 12/11/1993 | F | |
| Angola | D | AGL | AO | 13/10/1976 | E | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | A | ATG | AG | 04/02/1987 | E | |
| Argentina | A | ARG | AR | 01/01/1889 | S | Yes |
| Armenia | C | ARM | AM | 30/06/1992 | E | |
| Australia | E | AUS | AU | 27/05/1878 | E | Yes |
| Austria | B | AUT | AT | 01/01/1866 | E | |
| Azerbaijan | C | AZE | AZ | 10/04/1992 | R | Yes |
| Bahamas | A | BAH | BS | 19/08/1974 | E | Yes |
| Bahrain | E | BHR | BH | 01/01/1975 | A | Yes |
| Bangladesh | E | BGD | BD | 05/09/1973 | E | |
| Barbados | A | BRB | BB | 16/08/1967 | E | |
| Belarus | C | BLR | BY | 07/05/1947 | R | |
| Belgium | B | BEL | BE | 01/01/1866 | F | |
| Belize | A | BLZ | BZ | 16/12/1981 | E | |
| Benin | D | BEN | BJ | 01/01/1961 | F | |
| Bhutan | E | BTN | BT | 15/09/1988 | E | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | A | BOL | BO | 01/06/1907 | S | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | B | BIH | BA | 20/10/1992 | E | |
| Botswana | D | BOT | BW | 02/04/1968 | E | |
| Brazil | A | B | BR | 04/07/1877 | E | Yes |
| Brunei Darussalam | E | BRU | BN | 19/11/1984 | E | |
| Bulgaria | C | BUL | BG | 18/09/1880 | E | Yes |
| Burkina Faso | D | BFA | BF | 16/01/1962 | F | |
| Burundi | D | BDI | BI | 16/02/1963 | F | |
| Cabo Verde | D | CPV | CV | 10/09/1976 | F | |
| Cambodia | E | CBG | KH | 10/04/1952 | E | |
| Cameroon | D | CME | CM | 22/12/1960 | F | |
| Canada | A | CAN | CA | 01/07/1908 | E | Yes |
| Central African Rep. | D | CAF | CF | 02/12/1960 | F | |
| Chad | D | TCD | TD | 25/11/1960 | F | |
| Chile | A | CHL | CL | 01/01/1908 | S | |
| China | E | CHN | CN | 01/09/1920 | C | Yes |
| Colombia | A | CLM | CO | 25/08/1914 | S | |
| Comoros | D | COM | KM | 05/01/1976 | F | |
| Congo (Rep. of the) | D | COG | CG | 13/12/1960 | F | |
| Costa Rica | A | CTR | CR | 13/09/1932 | S | |
| Croatia | B | HRV | HR | 03/06/1992 | E | |
| Cuba | A | CUB | CU | 16/01/1918 | S | Yes |
| Cyprus | B | CYP | CY | 24/04/1961 | E | |
| Czech Republic 1 | C | CZE | CZ | 01/01/1993 | E | Yes |
| Côte d'Ivoire | D | CTI | CI | 23/12/1960 | F | |
| Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | E | KRE | KP | 24/09/1975 | E | |
| Dem. Rep. of the Congo | D | COD | CD | 06/12/1961 | F | |
| Denmark | B | DNK | DK | 01/01/1866 | E | |
| Djibouti | D | DJI | DJ | 22/11/1977 | A | |
| Dominica | A | DMA | DM | 28/10/1996 | E | |
| Dominican Rep. | A | DOM | DO | 11/07/1926 | S | |
| Ecuador | A | EQA | EC | 17/04/1920 | S | |
| Egypt | D | EGY | EG | 09/12/1876 | A | Yes |
| El Salvador | A | SLV | SV | 12/10/1927 | S | Yes |
| Equatorial Guinea | D | GNE | GQ | 02/07/1970 | S | |
| Eritrea | D | ERI | ER | 06/08/1993 | E | |
| Estonia | B | EST | EE | 19/05/19222 22/04/1992 | E | |
| Eswatini | D | SWZ | SZ | 11/11/1970 | E | |
| Ethiopia | D | ETH | ET | 20/02/1932 | E | |
| Fiji | E | FJI | FJ | 05/05/1971 | E | |
| Finland | B | FIN | FI | 01/09/1920 | E | |
| France | B | F | FR | 01/01/1866 | F | Yes |
| Gabon | D | GAB | GA | 28/12/1960 | F | |
| Gambia | D | GMB | GM | 27/05/1974 | E | |
| Georgia | C | GEO | GE | 07/01/1993 | E | |
| Germany | B | D | DE | 01/01/1866 | E | Yes |
| Ghana | D | GHA | GH | 17/05/1957 | E | Yes |
| Greece | B | GRC | GR | 01/01/1866 | E | |
| Grenada | A | GRD | GD | 17/11/1981 | E | |
| Guatemala | A | GTM | GT | 10/07/1914 | S | |
| Guinea | D | GUI | GN | 09/03/1959 | F | |
| Guinea-Bissau | D | GNB | GW | 15/01/1976 | F | |
| Guyana | A | GUY | GY | 08/03/1967 | E | |
| Haiti | A | HTI | HT | 10/10/1927 | F | |
| Honduras | A | HND | HN | 27/10/1925 | S | |
| Hungary | B | HNG | HU | 01/01/1866 | E | |
| Iceland | B | ISL | IS | 01/10/1906 | E | |
| India | E | IND | IN | 01/01/1869 | E | Yes |
| Indonesia | E | INS | ID | 01/01/1949 | E | Yes |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | E | IRN | IR | 01/01/1869 | E | |
| Iraq | E | IRQ | IQ | 12/11/1928 | A | |
| Ireland | B | IRL | IE | 08/12/1923 | E | |
| Israel | E | ISR | IL | 24/06/1948 | E | |
| Italy | B | I | IT | 01/01/1866 | E | Yes |
| Jamaica | A | JMC | JM | 18/02/1963 | E | |
| Japan | E | J | JP | 29/01/1879 | E | Yes |
| Jordan | E | JOR | JO | 20/05/1947 | A | |
| Kazakhstan | C | KAZ | KZ | 23/02/1993 | R | |
| Kenya | D | KEN | KE | 11/04/1964 | E | Yes |
| Kiribati | E | KIR | KI | 03/11/1986 | E | |
| Korea (Rep. of) | E | KOR | KR | 31/01/1952 | E | Yes |
| Kuwait | E | KWT | KW | 14/08/1959 | A | Yes |
| Kyrgyzstan | C | KGZ | KG | 20/01/1994 | R | |
| Lao P.D.R. | E | LAO | LA | 03/04/1952 | E | |
| Latvia | B | LVA | LV | 11/12/19213 11/11/1991 | E | |
| Lebanon | E | LBN | LB | 12/01/1924 | A | |
| Lesotho | D | LSO | LS | 26/05/1967 | E | |
| Liberia | D | LBR | LR | 10/10/1927 | E | |
| Libya | D | LBY | LY | 03/02/1953 | A | |
| Liechtenstein | B | LIE | LI | 25/07/1963 | E | |
| Lithuania | B | LTU | LT | 01/07/19234 12/10/1991 | E | |
| Luxembourg | B | LUX | LU | 02/03/1866 | F | |
| Madagascar | D | MDG | MG | 11/05/1961 | F | |
| Malawi | D | MWI | MW | 19/02/1965 | E | |
| Malaysia | E | MLA | MY | 03/02/1958 | E | Yes |
| Maldives | E | MLD | MV | 28/02/1967 | E | |
| Mali | D | MLI | ML | 21/10/1960 | F | |
| Malta | B | MLT | MT | 01/01/1965 | E | |
| Marshall Islands | E | MHL | MH | 22/02/1996 | E | |
| Mauritania | D | MTN | MR | 18/04/1962 | A | |
| Mauritius | D | MAU | MU | 30/08/1969 | E | Yes |
| Mexico | A | MEX | MX | 01/07/1908 | S | Yes |
| Micronesia | E | FSM | FM | 18/03/1993 | E | |
| Moldova | C | MDA | MD | 20/10/1992 | R | |
| Monaco | B | MCO | MC | 01/07/1908 | F | |
| Mongolia | E | MNG | MN | 27/08/1964 | E | |
| Montenegro | C | MNE | ME | 21/06/2006 | E | |
| Morocco | D | MRC | MA | 01/11/1956 | A | Yes |
| Mozambique | D | MOZ | MZ | 04/11/1975 | E | |
| Myanmar | E | BRM | MM | 15/09/1937 | E | |
| Namibia | D | NMB | NA | 25/01/1984 | E | |
| Nauru | E | NRU | NR | 10/06/1969 | E | |
| Nepal (Republic of) | E | NPL | NP | 05/12/1957 | E | |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | B | HOL | NL | 01/01/1866 | E | |
| New Zealand | E | NZL | NZ | 03/06/1878 | E | |
| Nicaragua | A | NCG | NI | 12/05/1926 | S | |
| Niger | D | NGR | NE | 14/11/1960 | F | |
| Nigeria | D | NIG | NG | 11/04/1961 | E | Yes |
| North Macedonia | C | MKD | MK | 04/05/1993 | E | |
| Norway | B | NOR | NO | 01/01/1866 | E | |
| Oman | E | OMA | OM | 28/04/1972 | A | |
| Pakistan | E | PAK | PK | 26/08/1947 | E | |
| Palau | E | PLW | PW | 19/09/2024 | E | |
| Panama | A | PNR | PA | 14/07/1914 | S | |
| Papua New Guinea | E | PNG | PG | 31/10/1975 | E | |
| Paraguay | A | PRG | PY | 27/09/1927 | S | Yes |
| Peru | A | PRU | PE | 12/07/1915 | S | |
| Philippines | E | PHL | PH | 25/05/1912 | E | Yes |
| Poland | C | POL | PL | 01/01/1921 | E | Yes |
| Portugal | B | POR | PT | 01/01/1866 | E | |
| Qatar | E | QAT | QA | 27/03/1973 | A | |
| Romania | C | ROU | RO | 09/02/1866 | E | Yes |
| Russian Federation | C | RUS | RU | 01/01/1866 | R | |
| Rwanda | D | RRW | RW | 12/12/1962 | E | Yes |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | A | KNA | KN | 15/03/2006 | E | |
| Saint Lucia | A | LCA | LC | 04/09/1997 | E | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | A | VCT | VC | 25/03/1983 | E | |
| Samoa | E | SMO | WS | 07/10/1988 | E | |
| San Marino | B | SMR | SM | 25/03/1977 | E | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | D | STP | ST | 01/09/1976 | F | |
| Saudi Arabia | E | ARS | SA | 07/02/1949 | A | Yes |
| Senegal | D | SEN | SN | 15/11/1960 | F | Yes |
| Serbia | C | SRB | RS | 01/06/2001 | E | |
| Seychelles | D | SEY | SC | 17/09/1999 | E | |
| Sierra Leone | D | SRL | SL | 30/12/1961 | E | |
| Singapore | E | SNG | SG | 22/10/1965 | E | |
| Slovakia | C | SVK | SK | 23/02/1993 | E | |
| Slovenia | B | SVN | SI | 16/06/1992 | E | |
| Solomon Islands | E | SLM | SB | 27/07/1987 | E | |
| Somalia | D | SOM | SO | 28/09/1962 | A | |
| South Africa | D | AFS | ZA | 01/01/1910 | E | Yes |
| South Sudan | D | SSD | SS | 03/10/2011 | E | |
| Spain | B | E | ES | 01/01/1866 | S | Yes |
| Sri Lanka | E | CLN | LK | 01/01/1897 | E | |
| Sudan | D | SDN | SD | 23/10/1957 | A | |
| Suriname | A | SUR | SR | 15/07/1976 | E | |
| Sweden | B | S | SE | 01/01/1866 | E | Yes |
| Switzerland | B | SUI | CH | 01/01/1866 | F | Yes |
| Syrian Arab Republic | E | SYR | SY | 12/01/1924 | A | |
| Tajikistan | C | TJK | TJ | 28/04/1994 | R | |
| Tanzania | D | TZA | TZ | 31/10/1962 | E | Yes |
| Thailand | E | THA | TH | 21/04/1883 | E | Yes |
| Timor-Leste | E | TLS | TL | 24/08/2010 | E | |
| Togo | D | TGO | TG | 14/09/1961 | F | |
| Tonga | E | TON | TO | 07/01/1972 | E | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | A | TRD | TT | 06/03/1965 | E | |
| Tunisia | D | TUN | TN | 14/12/1956 | A | Yes |
| Turkmenistan | C | TKM | TM | 07/05/1993 | R | |
| Tuvalu | E | TUV | TV | 15/08/1996 | E | |
| Türkiye | B | TUR | TR | 01/01/1866 | E | Yes |
| Uganda | D | UGA | UG | 08/03/1963 | E | Yes |
| Ukraine | C | UKR | UA | 07/05/1947 | E | |
| United Arab Emirates | E | UAE | AE | 27/06/1972 | A | Yes |
| United Kingdom | B | G | GB | 24/02/1871 | E | Yes |
| United States | A | USA | US | 01/07/1908 | E | Yes |
| Uruguay | A | URG | UY | 01/07/1902 | S | |
| Uzbekistan | C | UZB | UZ | 10/07/1992 | R | |
| Vanuatu | E | VUT | VU | 30/03/1988 | E | |
| Vatican | B | CVA | VA | 01/06/1929 | F | |
| Venezuela | A | VEN | VE | 13/08/1920 | S | |
| Viet Nam | E | VTN | VN | 24/09/1951 | E | |
| Yemen | E | YEM | YE | 01/01/1931 | A | |
| Zambia | D | ZMB | ZM | 23/08/1965 | E | |
| Zimbabwe | D | ZWE | ZW | 10/02/1981 | E |
1 Czechoslovakia – the predecessor of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic – joined the International Telecommunication Union in 1920
2 the date of joining the ITU. From 1940 to 1992/04/22 when Estonia deposited its instrument of accession to the International Telecommunication Convention (Nairobi, 1982) Estonia could not exercise its membership rights.
3 the date of joining the ITU. From 1940 to 1991/11/11 when Latvia deposited its instrument of accession to the International Telecommunication Convention (Nairobi, 1982) Latvia could not exercise its membership rights.
4 the date of joining the ITU. From 1940 to 1991/10/12 when Lithuania deposited its instrument of accession to the International Telecommunication Convention (Nairobi, 1982) Lithuania could not exercise its membership rights.
