Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation founded in 1969 has 57 members, 56 of which are also member states of the United Nations. Some, especially in West Africa, are – though with large Muslim populations – not necessarily Muslim majority countries. A few countries with significant Muslim populations, such as Russia and Thailand, sit as Observer States, while others, such as India and Ethiopia, are not members.
The collective population of OIC member states is over 1.6 billion as of 2011.
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Member states
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Africa | Asia | Europe | South America | Transcontinental |
Member state |
Joined |
Population |
Area (km²) |
Languages |
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Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Capital: Kabul |
1969 | 25,500,100 [1] | 652,230 | Pashto Dari |
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Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Capital: Algiers |
1969 | 38,700,000 [1] | 2,381,741 | Tamazight Arabic |
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Chad – Republic of Chad Capital: N'Djamena |
1969 | 13,211,000 [1] | 1,284,000 | Arabic French |
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Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt Capital: Cairo |
1969 | 86,748,100 [1] | 1,002,450 | Arabic |
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Guinea – Republic of Guinea [note 1] Capital: Conakry |
1969 | 10,824,200 [1] | 245,857 | French | |||
Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia Capital: Jakarta |
1969 | 252,164,800 [1] | 1,904,569 | Bahasa Indonesia |
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Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran Capital: Tehran |
1969 | 77,557,000 [1] | 1,648,195 | Persian | |||
Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Capital: Amman |
1969 | 6,602,960 [1] | 89,342 | Arabic | |||
Kuwait – State of Kuwait Capital: Kuwait City |
1969 | 3,065,850 [1] | 17,818 | Arabic | |||
Lebanon – Lebanese Republic Capital: Beirut |
1969 | 4,966,000 [1] | 10,452 | Arabic | |||
Libya – State of Libya Capital: Tripoli |
1969 | 6,253,000 [1] | 1,759,540 | Arabic | |||
Malaysia Capital: Kuala Lumpur |
1969 | 30,180,000 [1] | 330,803 | Bahasa Malaysia |
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Mali – Republic of Mali Capital: Bamako |
1969 | 15,768,000 [1] | 1,240,192 | French |
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Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania Capital: Nouakchott |
1969 | 3,461,041 [1] | 1,030,700 | Arabic | |||
Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco Capital: Rabat |
1969 | 33,309,400 [1] | 446,550 | Tamazight Arabic |
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Niger – Republic of Niger Capital: Niamey |
1969 | 17,138,707 [1] | 1,267,000 | French | |||
Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan Capital: Islamabad |
1969 | 188,020,000 [1] | 881,912 | English Urdu |
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Palestine – State of Palestine [7] Capital: Jerusalem (claims), Ramallah (administrative), Gaza City (administrative) |
[8] | 19694,420,549 [1] | 6,220 | Arabic |
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Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Capital: Riyadh |
1969 | 29,994,272 [1] | 2,149,690 | Arabic | |||
Senegal – Republic of Senegal Capital: Dakar |
1969 | 12,873,601 [1] | 196,722 | French | |||
Somalia – Federal Republic of Somalia Capital: Mogadishu |
1969 | 10,806,000 [1] | 637,657 | Arabic Somali |
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Sudan – Republic of the Sudan Capital: Khartoum |
1969 | 37,289,406 [1] | 1,886,068 | Arabic English |
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Tunisia – Republic of Tunisia Capital: Tunis |
1969 | 10,886,500 [1] | 163,610 | Arabic | |||
Turkey – Republic of Turkey Capital: Ankara |
1969 | 76,667,864 [1] | 783,562 | Turkish |
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Yemen – Republic of Yemen Capital: Sana'a |
1969 | 25,235,000 [1] | 527,968 | Arabic | |||
Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain Capital: Manama |
1970 | 1,234,571 [1] | 765 | Arabic | |||
Oman – Sultanate of Oman Capital: Muscat |
1970 | 4,020,000 [1] | 309,500 | Arabic | |||
Qatar – State of Qatar Capital: Doha |
1970 | 2,174,035 [1] | 11,586 | Arabic | |||
Syria – Syrian Arab Republic Capital: Damascus |
1970 | 21,987,000 [1] | 185,180 | Arabic |
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United Arab Emirates Capital: Abu Dhabi |
1971 | 9,446,000 [1] | 83,600 | Arabic |
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Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone Capital: Freetown |
1972 | 6,190,280 [1] | 71,740 | English | |||
Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh Capital: Dhaka |
1974 | 156,569,000 [1] | 147,570 | Bengali | |||
Gabon – Gabonese Republic Capital: Libreville |
1974 | 1,711,000 [1] | 267,668 | French | |||
Gambia, The – Republic of the Gambia Capital: Banjul |
1974 | 1,882,450 [1] | 11,295 | English | |||
Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau Capital: Bissau |
1974 | 1,746,000 [1] | 36,125 | Portuguese | |||
Uganda – Republic of Uganda Capital: Kampala |
1974 | 35,357,000 [1] | 241,550 | English Kiswahili |
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Burkina Faso [note 3] Capital: Ouagadougou |
1975 | 35,357,000 [1] | 241,550 | French | |||
Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon Capital: Yaoundé |
1975 | 35,357,000 [1] | 241,550 | English French |
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Comoros – Union of the Comoros Capital: Moroni |
1976 | 743,798 [1] | 1,862 | Arabic Comorian French |
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Iraq – Republic of Iraq Capital: Baghdad |
1976 | 36,004,552 [1] | 438,317 | Arabic Kurdish |
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Maldives – Republic of Maldives Capital: Malé |
1976 | 317,280 [1] | 300 | Dhivehi | |||
Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti Capital: Djibouti |
1978 | 886,000 [1] | 23,200 | Arabic French |
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Benin – Republic of Benin [note 5] Capital: Porto-Novo |
1982 | 9,988,068 [1] | 112,622 | French | |||
Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan |
1984 | 393,162 [1] | 5,765 | Malay |
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Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria Capital: Abuja |
1986 | 178,517,000 [1] | 923,768 | English |
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Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan Capital: Baku |
1991 | 9,477,100 [1] | 86,600 | Azerbaijani |
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Albania – Republic of Albania Capital: Tirana |
1992 | 2,821,977 [1] | 28,748 | Albanian |
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Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic Capital: Bishkek |
1992 | 5,776,570 [1] | 199,951 | Kyrgyz Russian |
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Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan Capital: Dushanbe |
1992 | 8,160,000 [1] | 143,100 | Tajiki |
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Turkmenistan Capital: Ashgabat |
1992 | 5,307,000 [1] | 488,100 | Turkmen | |||
Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique Capital: Maputo |
1994 | 23,700,715 [1] | 801,590 | Portuguese | |||
Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan Capital: Astana |
1995 | 17,244,000 [1] | 2,724,900 | Kazakh Russian |
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Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan Capital: Tashkent |
1995 | 30,492,800 [1] | 447,400 | Uzbek |
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Suriname – Republic of Suriname Capital: Paramaribo |
1996 | 534,189 [1] | 163,820 | Dutch | |||
Togo – Togolese Republic Capital: Lomé |
1997 | 6,993,000 [1] | 56,785 | French | |||
Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana Capital: Georgetown |
1998 | 784,894 [1] | 214,969 | English | |||
Ivory Coast – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Capital: Yamoussoukro |
2001 | 23,202,000 [1] | 322,463 | French |
Observer states
Member state |
Joined |
Population |
Area (km²) |
Languages |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Capital: Sarajevo |
1994 | 3,791,622 [1] | 51,209 | Bosnian Serbian Croatian |
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Central African Republic Capital: Bangui |
1997 | 4,709,000 [1] | 622,984 | French | |||
Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Capital: Nicosia |
[16] | 1979294,906 [1] | 3,355 | Turkish |
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Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand Capital: Bangkok |
1998 | 64,456,700 [1] | 513,120 | Thai |
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Russia – Russian Federation Capital: Moscow |
2005 | 146,048,500 [1] | 17,125,242 | Russian |
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Withdrawn
Suspended or withdrawn state | Joined | Notes |
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Zanzibar | 1993 | Withdrew August 1993 |
Observer organisations and communities
Organisation or community | Joined | Notes |
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Moro National Liberation Front | 1977 | Blocking membership of the Philippines |
Observer Islamic institutions
Islamic institution | Joined | Notes |
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Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States | 2000 | |
Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation | 2005 |
Observer international organisations
Organisation | Joined | Notes |
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League of Arab States | 1975 | |
United Nations | 1976 | |
Non-Aligned Movement | 1977 | |
African Union | 1977 | |
Economic Cooperation Organisation | 1995 |
Membership attempts
- Belarus - Requested observer status in 2010.[24][25]
- Brazil - Requested observer status in 2011.[26]
- Central African Republic - Requested full membership in 2002.[24][27]
- China - Requested observer status in 2012.[28]
- Democratic Republic of Congo - Requested observer status in 2008[29] and full membership in 2011.[25]
- India - India, which has the world's third largest Muslim population, has shown an interest in joining the OIC with observer status.[30]India has never made a formal application to join OIC as an observer or as a member state. [31]While India's potential candidacy is supported by some OIC members,[32] Pakistan's strong opposition and threat to boycott the OIC has effectively led to India's inclusion in the OIC being blocked. The Pakistan Foreign Office has argued that India's inclusion in OIC would violate the rules of the OIC, which require that an aspirant state should not have an ongoing conflict with a member state.[33]
- Kenya - Requested full membership in 2011.[25]
- Mauritius - Requested full membership in 2002.[24][27]
- Nepal - Requested observer status in 2008.[29]
- Philippines - Requested observer status in 2008.[29] The Philippine government has made attempts to join the OIC, but this is opposed by the Moro National Liberation Front, an OIC observer located in the Philippines. The MNLF claims that Philippine membership is unnecessary[citation needed]. In 2009, the country's bid received stronger support and has been advocated by Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates, among others.[34][35][36][37]
- Serbia - Requested observer status in 2008.[29]
- South Africa - Requested observer status in 2002.[29]
- Sri Lanka - Requested observer status in 2008.[29]
Notes
- ↑ Also known as Guinea-Conakry.
- ↑ Sovereignty over Kashmir is disputed between India and Pakistan; smaller parts are disputed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China. Kashmir is divided between India, Pakistan and the PRC. See the List of territorial disputes.
- ↑ Also known as Burkina; formerly referred to as Upper Volta, its official name until 1984.
- ↑ More information on more or less federal structures can be found at a List of federations.
- ↑ Formerly referred to as Dahomey, its official name until 1975.
- ↑ In Nagorno-Karabakh, a de facto state has been established.
- ↑ For more information about the division of Bosnia and Herzegovina, see Dayton Agreement and the text of The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (14 December 1995). Office of the High Representative. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ Several of the federal subjects are ethnic republics.
References
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- ↑ Constitution of Comoros, Art. 1.
- ↑ Source: Iraqi constitution
- ↑ OIC observers
- ↑ See The World Factbook|Cyprus (10 January 2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
- ↑ The Turkish Cypriot community of Cyprus became an OIC “observer community” in 1979 under the name “Turkish Muslim community of Cyprus”. The 31st OIC Meeting of Foreign Ministers which met in Istanbul in June 2004, decided that the Turkish Cypriot Community (represented by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) will participate in the OIC meetings under the name envisaged in the Annan Plan for Cyprus (i.e. “Turkish Cypriot constituent state of the United Cyprus Republic” or Turkish Cypriot State in short). OIC Official Website
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- ↑ [2] Egypt's Sisi tells Turks to get out of Cyprus
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- ↑ Iran to view favourably India's entry into OIC : [4] The HinduJuly 21, 2000.
- ↑ Observer status for India at OIC: King Abdullah Expressindia.com, January 22, 2006.
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