Member states of the Organization of American States

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Member states of the Organization of American States

33 out of 35 sovereign states of the Americas are member states of the Organization of American States (OAS); Cuba and Nicaragua are the only exceptions, although they are both former member states.[1]

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Member states

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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.

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CountryCapitalYear
joined
GDP (PPP)
(million USD)
GDP (PPP)
per capita
(2020)[2]
HDI
(2018 est.
for 2017)
[3]
CurrencyOfficial or national
language(s)
Antigua and Barbuda St. John's19811.78$18,2410.780Eastern Caribbean dollarEnglish
Argentina Buenos Aires1948716$20,7710.825Argentine pesoSpanish
Bahamas Nassau198211.8$32,5380.807Bahamian dollarEnglish
Barbados Bridgetown19677.169$13,3490.800Barbadian dollarEnglish
Belize Belmopan19912.38$6,4580.708Belizean dollarEnglish
Bolivia Sucre194855.4$8,2750.693Bolivian bolivianoSpanish
Brazil Brasília19483,012$14,8350.759Brazilian realPortuguese
Canada Ottawa19901,519$46,6110.926Canadian dollarEnglish
French
Chile Santiago1948386$25,1100.843Chilean pesoSpanish
Colombia Bogota1948598$14,9310.747Colombian pesoSpanish
Costa Rica San José194864$22,1320.794Costa Rican colónSpanish
Dominica Roseau19790.91$10,8530.715East Caribbean dollarEnglish
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo1948200$17,9350.736Dominican pesoSpanish
Ecuador Quito1948165$10,8950.752United States dollarSpanish
El Salvador San Salvador194845$8,4200.674United States dollarSpanish
Grenada St. George's19751.142$15,2830.772East Caribbean dollarEnglish
Guatemala Guatemala City1948113$8,8530.650Guatemalan quetzalSpanish
Guyana Georgetown19912.70$19,7040.654Guyanese dollarEnglish
Haiti Port-au-Prince194813$3,0950.498Haitian gourdeFrench
Honduras[Note 1] Tegucigalpa194833$5,4200.617Honduran lempiraSpanish
Jamaica Kingston196921$9,2410.732Jamaican dollarEnglish
Mexico Mexico City19482,014$18,4440.774Mexican pesoSpanish
Panama Panama City194864$26,7820.789United States dollarSpanish
Paraguay Asuncion194841$13,0690.702Paraguayan guaraníSpanish
Peru Lima1948358$11,8780.750Peruvian solSpanish
Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre19840.97$25,6530.778East Caribbean dollarEnglish
Saint Lucia Castries19792.02$12,7090.747East Caribbean dollarEnglish
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown19811.20$12,7050.723East Caribbean dollarEnglish
Suriname Paramaribo19774.7$16,7340.720Surinamese dollarDutch
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain196735.6$25,0230.784Trinidad and Tobago dollarEnglish
United States Washington, D.C.194816,800$63,5930.924United States dollarEnglish
Uruguay Montevideo194862$22,7930.804Uruguayan pesoSpanish
Venezuela[Note 2] Caracas1948553$5,177[8]0.761Venezuelan bolívarSpanish
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Former member states

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GDP (PPP)
(million USD)
GDP (PPP)
per capita
(2020)[2]
HDI
(2018 est.
for 2017)
[3]
CurrencyOfficial or national
language
Cuba[Note 3] Havana1948212No data0.777Cuban pesoSpanish
Nicaragua[Note 4] Managua194824.39$5,5690.658Nicaraguan córdobaSpanish
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Permanent missions accredited to the OAS in Washington, D.C.

Non-member jurisdictions

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The following jurisdictions are not members of the OAS as each is a dependent territory or overseas territory of another sovereign state. They are grouped under the parent state which has sovereignty over them.

Observer states

The observer states are:[13]

Footnotes

  1. Suspended between 2009–2011.[4]
  2. 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.[5] 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.[5] The National Assembly designated a special envoy as representative to the OAS, who the OAS voted to recognize as Venezuela's delegate in April.[6][7]
  3. Suspended between 1962–2009.[9] 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".[10] See: Cuba–OAS relations.
  4. In November 2021, Nicaragua submitted a formal request to leave the OAS, following the OAS condemnation of the outcome of the 2021 election.[11] The withdrawal was completed in November 2023.[12]
  5. Claimed by Argentina as the Islas Malvinas. See: Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute.
  6. Claimed by Haiti.
  7. Claimed by Argentina as a part of the Islas Malvinas. See: Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute.

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