A member state is a state that is a member of an international organization or of a federation or confederation. Since the World Trade Organization (WTO)...

individually. Each member country appoints to the European Commission a European commissioner. The commissioners do not represent their member state, but instead...

Treaty Organization) is an international military alliance consisting of 32 member states from Europe and North America. It was established at the signing...

non-member states to be observer states at the UN General Assembly. A member state that has persistently violated the principles of the United Nations Charter...

Somalia is officially divided into 7 federal member states, including Khaatumo state and Somaliland state Galmudug (108,889 km2 (42,042 sq mi)) Hirshabelle...

(ASEAN) has 10 member states, one candidate member state, and one observer state. ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 with five member states: Indonesia...

convened at least once a year, with summits involving each member's head of government or state, finance minister, or foreign minister, and other high-ranking...

population. The Outermost Regions (OMR) are territories forming part of a member state of the European Union but situated a significant distance from mainland...

between state and non-state observers. Non-member states are members of one or more specialized agencies, and can apply for permanent observer state status...

legislature of State government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency, the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the...

Currently, fifteen of the member states are Commonwealth realms, with the Head of the Commonwealth as their heads of state, five others are monarchies...

UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are 6 UN member states...

Heads of State to the CIS (art. 8). All the founding states apart from Ukraine and Turkmenistan ratified the Charter of the CIS and became member states...

have been elected by direct universal suffrage every five years. Each member state establishes its own method for electing MEPs – and in some states this...

political and in a state of flux in terms of what further provisions will be agreed for eurozone change. No eurozone member state has left, and there...

countries like Andorra and Vatican City (Holy See), a clergy member also acts as the head of state for both countries (Bishop of Urgell as Co-Prince of Andorra...

states joined. Morocco is the newest member state, having joined on 31 January 2017. Morocco was a founding member of the OAU but withdrew in 1984 following...

status since 2005. South Sudan declared its independence from League member state Sudan in July 2011. A clause in the Charter of the Arab League accords...

Jonas Gahr Støre, then Foreign Minister of Norway which is an EFTA member state, said that EFTA/EEA membership for the microstates was not the appropriate...

April 2024, 140 of the 193 United Nations (UN) member states have recognized the State of Palestine. The State of Palestine had been officially declared by...

as a "member" state of the council under Article 4 of its statute, as opposed to an "associate member" country under Article 5. It also stated that a...

to join OIC as an observer or as a member state. While India's potential candidacy is supported by some OIC members, Pakistan's strong opposition and threat...

full member state on 11 May 1949. As of December 2020[update], it has received diplomatic recognition from 165 (or 85%) of the 193 total UN member states...

Afghanistan. Member state of the European Union. Member state of the European Union since 2007. Member state of the European Union since 2013. Member state of the...

A Member of State Council (MSC) is a term used for an individual who has, by election or appointment, been a member of a State Council, a legislature of...

board members and the General Secretariat. The Board is formed by member state representatives appointed by their governments. There are six member states...

is still listed here (as a founding member state), even if its membership is suspended since 2022 (other member states have also been suspended in the...

title "European Union", followed by the name(s) of the member state, the heraldic "Arms" of the State concerned, the word "PASSPORT", together with the biometric...

"non-member observer state" status in the United Nations. The new status equates Palestine's with that of the Holy See. Switzerland was also a non-member observer...

observer State of the United Nations General Assembly since 29 November 2012), while UN member states Israel and Liechtenstein are not UNESCO members. Israel...