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]

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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Country	Capital	Year joined	GDP (PPP) (million USD)	GDP (PPP) per capita (2020)^[2]	HDI (2018 est. for 2017)^[3]	Currency	Official or national language(s)
Antigua and Barbuda	St. John's	1981	1.78	$18,241	0.780	Eastern Caribbean dollar	English
Argentina	Buenos Aires	1948	716	$20,771	0.825	Argentine peso	Spanish
Bahamas	Nassau	1982	11.8	$32,538	0.807	Bahamian dollar	English
Barbados	Bridgetown	1967	7.169	$13,349	0.800	Barbadian dollar	English
Belize	Belmopan	1991	2.38	$6,458	0.708	Belizean dollar	English
Bolivia	Sucre	1948	55.4	$8,275	0.693	Bolivian boliviano	Spanish
Brazil	Brasília	1948	3,012	$14,835	0.759	Brazilian real	Portuguese
Canada	Ottawa	1990	1,519	$46,611	0.926	Canadian dollar	English French
Chile	Santiago	1948	386	$25,110	0.843	Chilean peso	Spanish
Colombia	Bogota	1948	598	$14,931	0.747	Colombian peso	Spanish
Costa Rica	San José	1948	64	$22,132	0.794	Costa Rican colón	Spanish
Dominica	Roseau	1979	0.91	$10,853	0.715	East Caribbean dollar	English
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	1948	200	$17,935	0.736	Dominican peso	Spanish
Ecuador	Quito	1948	165	$10,895	0.752	United States dollar	Spanish
El Salvador	San Salvador	1948	45	$8,420	0.674	United States dollar	Spanish
Grenada	St. George's	1975	1.142	$15,283	0.772	East Caribbean dollar	English
Guatemala	Guatemala City	1948	113	$8,853	0.650	Guatemalan quetzal	Spanish
Guyana	Georgetown	1991	2.70	$19,704	0.654	Guyanese dollar	English
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	1948	13	$3,095	0.498	Haitian gourde	French
Honduras^{[Note 1]}	Tegucigalpa	1948	33	$5,420	0.617	Honduran lempira	Spanish
Jamaica	Kingston	1969	21	$9,241	0.732	Jamaican dollar	English
Mexico	Mexico City	1948	2,014	$18,444	0.774	Mexican peso	Spanish
Panama	Panama City	1948	64	$26,782	0.789	United States dollar	Spanish
Paraguay	Asuncion	1948	41	$13,069	0.702	Paraguayan guaraní	Spanish
Peru	Lima	1948	358	$11,878	0.750	Peruvian sol	Spanish
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	1984	0.97	$25,653	0.778	East Caribbean dollar	English
Saint Lucia	Castries	1979	2.02	$12,709	0.747	East Caribbean dollar	English
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	1981	1.20	$12,705	0.723	East Caribbean dollar	English
Suriname	Paramaribo	1977	4.7	$16,734	0.720	Surinamese dollar	Dutch
Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	1967	35.6	$25,023	0.784	Trinidad and Tobago dollar	English
United States	Washington, D.C.	1948	16,800	$63,593	0.924	United States dollar	English
Uruguay	Montevideo	1948	62	$22,793	0.804	Uruguayan peso	Spanish
Venezuela^{[Note 2]}	Caracas	1948	553	$5,177^[8]	0.761	Venezuelan bolívar	Spanish

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Former member states

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Country	Capital	Year joined	GDP (PPP) (million USD)	GDP (PPP) per capita (2020)^[2]	HDI (2018 est. for 2017)^[3]	Currency	Official or national language
Cuba^{[Note 3]}	Havana	1948	212	No data	0.777	Cuban peso	Spanish
Nicaragua^{[Note 4]}	Managua	1948	24.39	$5,569	0.658	Nicaraguan córdoba	Spanish

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Permanent missions accredited to the OAS in Washington, D.C.

Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the OAS
Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the OAS
Permanent Mission of Mexico to the OAS
Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the OAS

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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.

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Territory	Parent state	Status
Anguilla	United Kingdom	Overseas territory
Aruba	Netherlands	Constituent country
Bermuda	United Kingdom	Overseas territory
Bonaire	Netherlands	Special municipality
Bouvet Island	Norway	Dependency
British Virgin Islands	United Kingdom	Overseas territory
Cayman Islands	United Kingdom	Overseas territory
Clipperton Island	France	Overseas state private property
Curaçao	Netherlands	Constituent country
Falkland Islands^{[Note 5]}	United Kingdom	Overseas territory
French Guiana	France	Overseas department and region
Greenland	Denmark	Autonomous territory
Guadeloupe	France	Overseas department and region
Martinique	France	Overseas department and region
Montserrat	United Kingdom	Overseas territory
Navassa Island^{[Note 6]}	United States	Unincorporated unorganized territory
Puerto Rico	United States	Unincorporated organized territory
Saba	Netherlands	Special municipality
Saint Barthélemy	France	Overseas collectivity
Saint Martin	France	Overseas collectivity
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	France	Overseas collectivity
Sint Eustatius	Netherlands	Special municipality
Sint Maarten	Netherlands	Constituent country
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands^{[Note 7]}	United Kingdom	Overseas territory
Turks and Caicos Islands	United Kingdom	Overseas territory
U.S. Virgin Islands	United States	Unincorporated organized territory

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The observer states are:^[13]

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[N 1]
Suspended between 2009–2011.^[4]
[N 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]
[N 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.
[N 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]
[N 5]
Claimed by Argentina as the Islas Malvinas. See: Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute.
[N 6]
Claimed by Haiti.
[N 7]
Claimed by Argentina as a part of the Islas Malvinas. See: Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute.

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[1]
OAS (2009-08-01). "OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development". www.oas.org. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
[2]
"World Bank".
[3]
"2018 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
[4]
"OAS readmits Honduras to its ranks". CNN. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
[5]
"CHARTER OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (A-41)". Organization of American States. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
[6]
"Resolution on the Situation in Venezuela". Organization of American States. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
[7]
"OAS recognises Guaido's envoy until new Venezuela elections held". Al Jazeera. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
[8]
"GDP per capita, current prices". www.imf.org. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
[9]
"Member States". Organization of American States. August 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
[10]
"Declaration of the Revolutionary Government". Granma. 2009-06-08. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
[11]
"Nicaragua decides to leave OAS". DW. 19 November 2021.
[12]
"A partir de este domingo Nicaragua está oficialmente fuera de la OEA" (in Spanish). La Prensa. 19 November 2023.
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Permanent Observers
[14]
"Organization of American States suspends Russia's permanent observer status". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-04-22.

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[5] [N 1]
Suspended between 2009–2011.^[4]

[VEN-9] [N 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]

[13] [N 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.

[16] [N 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]

[17] [N 5]
Claimed by Argentina as the Islas Malvinas. See: Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute.

[18] [N 6]
Claimed by Haiti.

[19] [N 7]
Claimed by Argentina as a part of the Islas Malvinas. See: Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute.

[1] [1]
OAS (2009-08-01). "OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development". www.oas.org. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

[A1-2] [2]
"World Bank".

[HDI-3] [3]
"2018 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[4] [4]
"OAS readmits Honduras to its ranks". CNN. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2012-11-01.

[VZWD-6] [5]
"CHARTER OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (A-41)". Organization of American States. Retrieved 2019-04-29.

[VZSE-7] [6]
"Resolution on the Situation in Venezuela". Organization of American States. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-04-29.

[VZGD-8] [7]
"OAS recognises Guaido's envoy until new Venezuela elections held". Al Jazeera. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-04-27.

[10] [8]
"GDP per capita, current prices". www.imf.org. Retrieved 2022-04-21.

[OIC-11] [9]
"Member States". Organization of American States. August 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-01.

[12] [10]
"Declaration of the Revolutionary Government". Granma. 2009-06-08. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2009-06-15.

[14] [11]
"Nicaragua decides to leave OAS". DW. 19 November 2021.

[15] [12]
"A partir de este domingo Nicaragua está oficialmente fuera de la OEA" (in Spanish). La Prensa. 19 November 2023.

[20] [13]
Permanent Observers

[21] [14]
"Organization of American States suspends Russia's permanent observer status". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-04-22.

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