Member states of the Organization of American States

All 35 independent nations of the Americas are member states of the Organization of American States (OAS).[1]

Member States

When formed on 5 May 1948 there were 21 members of the OAS. The organization's membership expanded as other nations in the Americas gained full political independence as sovereign states.

NationCapitalYear
joined		GDP (PPP)
$Million		GDP (PPP)
per capita [2]		HDI
2018 est.
for 2017[3]		CurrencyOfficial
languages
 Antigua and BarbudaSt. John's19811.78$20,9770.780Eastern Caribbean dollarEnglish
 ArgentinaBuenos Aires1948716$18,6000.825Argentine pesoSpanish
 BahamasNassau198211.8$23,1020.807Bahamian dollarEnglish
 BarbadosBridgetown19677.169$15,5660.800Barbadian dollarEnglish
 BelizeBelmopan19912.38$8,4420.708Belizean dollarEnglish
 BoliviaSucre194855.4$6,1300.693Bolivian bolivianoSpanish
 BrazilBrasília19483,012$15,0340.759Brazilian realPortuguese
 CanadaOttawa19901,519$43,2070.926Canadian dollarEnglish and French
 ChileSantiago1948386$21,9110.843Chilean pesoSpanish
 ColombiaBogota1948598$12,3710.747Colombian pesoSpanish
 Costa RicaSan José194864$13,8720.794Costa Rican colónSpanish
 Cuba[Note 1]Havana1948212$18,7960.777Cuban pesoSpanish
 DominicaRoseau19790.91$10,0300.715East Caribbean dollarEnglish
 Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo1948200$19,2910.736Dominican pesoSpanish
 EcuadorQuito1948165$10,4690.752United States dollarSpanish
 El SalvadorSan Salvador194845$7,7620.674United States dollarSpanish
 GrenadaSt. George's19751.142$11,4980.772East Caribbean dollarEnglish
 GuatemalaGuatemala City1948113$7,2950.650Guatemalan quetzalSpanish
 GuyanaGeorgetown19912.70$6,5510.654Guyanese dollarEnglish
 HaitiPort-au-Prince194813$1,7030.498Haitian gourdeFrench
 Honduras[Note 2]Tegucigalpa194833$4,5910.617Honduran lempiraSpanish
 JamaicaKingston196921$8,8900.732Jamaican dollarEnglish
 MexicoMexico City19482,014$16,4630.774Mexican pesoSpanish
 NicaraguaManagua194824.39$4,5710.658Nicaraguan córdobaSpanish
 PanamaPanama City194864$19,4110.789United States dollarSpanish
 ParaguayAsuncion194841$8,0430.702Paraguayan guaraníSpanish
 PeruLima1948358$11,7750.750Peruvian nuevo solSpanish
 Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterre19840.97$20,9290.778East Caribbean dollarEnglish
 Saint LuciaCastries19792.02$10,5600.747East Caribbean dollarEnglish
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown19811.20$10,6630.723East Caribbean dollarEnglish
 SurinameParamaribo19774.7$16,2260.720Surinamese dollarDutch
 Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain196735.6$30,4390.784Trinidad and Tobago dollarEnglish
 United StatesWashington D.C.194816,800$53,1430.924United States dollarEnglish (De Facto), See Languages of the United States
 UruguayMontevideo194862$19,5900.804Uruguayan pesoSpanish
 Venezuela[Note 3]Caracas1948553$18,1940.761Venezuelan bolívarSpanish

Non-members

The following jurisdictions are not members of the OAS as each is a dependent territory of another nation. They are grouped under the nation that has sovereignty over them.

 Denmark

 France

 Netherlands

 United Kingdom

 United States

Observers
  Members
  Observers

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Footnotes
  1. Suspended between 1962–2009.[1] However, following the lifting of their suspension, a Declaration of the Revolutionary Government stated that while Cuba welcomed the Assembly's gesture, in light of the Organization's historical record "Cuba will not return to the OAS".[4] See: Cuban relations with the Organization of American States.
  2. Suspended between 2009-2011.[5]
  3. On 28 April 2017 Venezuela notified the OAS of its denounciation of the Charter of the OAS, which as per Article 143 would lead to the withdraw of Venezuela from the OAS effective two years from the date of notification.[6] During the 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis, the President of the National Assembly of Venezuela Juan Guaidó, who was recognized by the National Assembly as the acting president, sent a letter to the OAS Secretary General annuling the previous denuncation of the OAS Charter, and expressing his desire for Venezuela to remain a member of the OAS.[6] The National Assembly designated a special envoy as representative to the OAS, who the OAS voted to recognize as Venezuela's delegate in April.[7][8]

References
  1. "Member States". Organization of American States. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  2. "World Bank". 8 July 2014.
  3. "2018 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. "Declaration of the Revolutionary Government". Granma. 2009-06-08. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  5. "OAS readmits Honduras to its ranks". CNN. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  6. "CHARTER OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (A-41)". Organization of American States. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  7. "Resolution on the Situation in Venezuela". Organization of American States. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  8. "OAS recognises Guaido's envoy until new Venezuela elections held". Al Jazeera. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
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