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Member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency

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The member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are those states which have joined the international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957. Though established independently of the United Nations through its own international treaty, the IAEA Statute,[1] the IAEA reports to both the UN General Assembly and Security Council. During 1956, an IAEA Statute Conference was held to draft the founding documents for the IAEA, and the IAEA Statute was completed at a conference in 1957.

  Member states
  Observer states
  Withdrew membership
  Non-members

List of member states

As of October 2023, the IAEA has 178 member states.[2] Most UN members and the Holy See are member states of the IAEA. The dates of membership are listed below.

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  1. [N 1]
    Originally joined on February 6, 1958 but withdrew on March 26, 2003.[5][6][7]
  2. [N 2]
    Joined as the Republic of China (Taiwan), which is currently only recognized by 11 UN member states, on 10 September 1957.[8] However, the United Nations General Assembly vote to transfer China's seat to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1971, after which China ceased to be a member of the IAEA[9] until the PRC joined on January 1, 1984.
  3. [N 3]
    As Swaziland until 2018.
  4. [N 4]
    Joined as West Germany. East Germany was also a member of the IAEA prior to German reunification.[10]
  5. [N 5]
    Originally joined on July 9, 1957 but withdrew on June 19, 1967.[11]
  6. [N 6]
    Originally joined on September 17, 1957 but withdrew on December 14, 1970.[12][13]
  7. [N 7]
    Listed under the provisional designation "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" until 2019.

Non-member states

Former member state

Four states have withdrawn from the IAEA at some point in the past, but three of them have since rejoined the AIEA. North Korea became a member in 1974,[14][15][2] but withdrew in 1994 after the Board of Governors found it in non-compliance with its safeguards agreement and suspended most technical cooperation.[16] Nicaragua became a member in 1957, withdrew its membership in 1970, and rejoined in 1977,[12][13] Honduras joined in 1957, withdrew in 1967, and rejoined in 2003,[11] while Cambodia joined in 1958, withdrew in 2003, and rejoined in 2009.[5][6][7]

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Observer state

The IAEA also has one observer state, the State of Palestine.

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  1. [N 1]
    Palestine Liberation Organization originally granted observer status by the IAEA on 23 September 1976.[17] Designation changed to "Palestine" on 29 September 1989,[18] and "State of Palestine" on 28 September 2023.[19]

Other states

The remaining UN member states that, as of 2023, have no relationship with the IAEA are:

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    References

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      "The Members of the Agency" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency. 1989-09-01. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
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      "Actions taken by states in connection with the Statute" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency. 1967-09-18. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
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      "Actions taken by states in connection with the Statute" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency. 1971-07-09. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
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      "The Members of the Agency" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency. 1994-02-01. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
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      "Democratic People's Republic of Korea". International Atomic Energy Agency. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
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      "NFCIRC/447 - The Withdrawal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from the International Atomic Energy Agency" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency. 1994-06-21. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
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      "INVITATION TO THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION TO ATTEND THE SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE IN THE CAPACITY OF AN OBSERVER" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency. 1976-09-24. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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      "PARTICIPATION OF PALESTINE IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE IAEA" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency. 1989-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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      "Status of Palestine in the IAEA" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-10.

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