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

Upon foundation on 5 May 1948 there were 21 members. The later expansion of the OAS included Canada and the newly independent nations of the Caribbean.

Highest
Lowest
Flag State
 Capital
 Joined
 Population
 km²
 GDP (PPP)
$Million
 GDP (PPP)
per capita
[2] 		HDI
New 2013 [3]		 Currency
 Official
Language(s)
Argentina Argentina Buenos Aires 5 May 1948 40,117,096 2,780,400 716 $18,600 Steady 0.811 Argentine peso Spanish
Bolivia Bolivia Sucre 5 May 1948 10,389,913 1,098,581 55.4 $6,130 Steady 0.675 Bolivian boliviano Spanish
Brazil Brazil Brasilia 5 May 1948 202,818,314 8,515,767 3,012 $15,034 Steady 0.730 Brazilian real Portuguese
Chile Chile Santiago 5 May 1948 16,634,603 756,096 386 $21,911 Increase 0.819 Chilean peso Spanish
Colombia Colombia Bogota 5 May 1948 47,663,000 1,141,748 598 $12,371 Decrease 0.719 Colombian peso Spanish
Costa Rica Costa Rica San José 5 May 1948 4,667,096 51,100 64 $13,872 Increase 0.773 Costa Rican colón Spanish
Cuba Cuba Havana 5 May 1948 11,163,934 109,886 212 $18,796 Decrease 0.780 Cuban peso Spanish
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 5 May 1948 9,445,281 47,875 122 $11,696 Increase 0.702 Dominican peso Spanish
Ecuador Ecuador Quito 5 May 1948 15,777,700 255,595 165 $10,469 Decrease 0.724 United States dollar Spanish
El Salvador El Salvador San Salvador 5 May 1948 6,340,000 21,040 45 $7,762 Decrease 0.680 United States dollar Spanish
Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala City 5 May 1948 15,438,384 108,889 113 $7,295 Decrease 0.581 Guatemalan quetzal Spanish
Honduras Honduras Tegucigalpa 5 May 1948 8,385,072 112,088 33 $4,591 Steady 0.632 Honduran lempira Spanish
Haiti Haiti Port-au-Prince 5 May 1948 10,413,211 27,065 13 $1,703 Decrease 0.456 Haitian gourde French
Mexico Mexico Mexico City 5 May 1948 119,713,203 1,967,138 2,014 $16,463 Decrease 0.775 Mexican peso Spanish
Nicaragua Nicaragua Managua 5 May 1948 6,071,045 121,428 24.39 $4,571 Steady 0.599 Nicaraguan córdoba Spanish
Panama Panama Panama City 5 May 1948 3,405,813 74,177 64 $19,411 Increase 0.780 United States dollar Spanish
Paraguay Paraguay Asuncion 5 May 1948 6,672,631 406,752 41 $8,043 Decrease 0.669 Paraguayan guaraní Spanish
Peru Peru Lima 5 May 1948 30,475,144 1,285,216 358 $11,775 Increase 0.741 Peruvian nuevo sol Spanish
United States United States Washington D.C. 5 May 1948 318,348,899 9,826,675 16,800 $53,143 Increase 0.937 United States dollar English
Uruguay Uruguay Montevideo 5 May 1948 3,286,314 175,016 62 $19,590 Decrease 0.792 Uruguayan peso Spanish
Venezuela Venezuela Caracas 5 May 1948 28,946,101 916,445 553 $18,194 Increase 0.748 Venezuelan bolívar Spanish
Barbados Barbados Bridgetown 1967 284,589 431 7.169 $15,566 Increase 0.825 Barbadian dollar English
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 1967 1,328,019 5,155 35.6 $30,439 Decrease 0.760 Trinidad and Tobago dollar English
Jamaica Jamaica Kingston 1969 2,711,476 10,991 21 $8,890 Decrease 0.730 Jamaican dollar English
Grenada Grenada St. George's 1975 103,328 344 1.142 $11,498 Increase 0.770 East Caribbean dollar English
Suriname Suriname Paramaribo 1977 534,189 163,820 4.7 $16,226 Decrease 0.684 Surinamese dollar Dutch
Dominica Dominica Roseau 1979 71,293 739 0.91 $10,030 Increase 0.745 East Caribbean dollar English
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Castries 1979 166,526 617 2.02 $10,560 Decrease 0.725 East Caribbean dollar English
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda St. John's 1981 86,295 442 1.78 $20,977 Decrease 0.760 East Caribbean dollar English
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown 1981 100,892 389 1.20 $10,663 Increase 0.733 East Caribbean dollar English
The Bahamas Bahamas Nassau 1982 351,461 13,940 11.8 $23,102 Increase 0.794 Bahamian dollar English
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre 1984 51,970 270 0.97 $20,929 Steady 0.745 East Caribbean dollar English
Canada Canada Ottawa 1990 35,615,250 9,984,670 1,519 $43,207 Decrease 0.911 Canadian dollar English, French
Belize Belize Belmopan 1991 312,971 22,965 2.38 $8,442 Decrease 0.702 Belizean dollar English
Guyana Guyana Georgetown 1991 784,894 214,999 2.70 $6,551 Decrease 0.636 Guyanese dollar English

Non-members

The following is a list non-members of the OAS as they are dependencies of other nations. They are grouped under the states that control them. It should be noted that these territories are either those of member USA or of observers in the EU.

 Denmark


 France

 United Kingdom

 Netherlands


 United States


Observers

  Members
  Observers

Footnotes


    References

    1. ↑ "Member States". Organization of American States. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
    2. ↑ "World Bank". 8 July 2014.
    3. ↑ "International Human Development Indicators". Human Development Report 2013, The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World. United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 23 March 2013.