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Members and other Participants of NAM Movement

The Movement recognizes three categories for participation: Full Member , Observer and Guest .

The Bandung Principles and the Membership Criteria of the Non-Aligned Movement function as admission criteria both for new members and observers. At present, the Movement has 120 Member States, 17 Observer Countries and 10 Observer organizations.

Membership Criteria of The Movement of Non-Aligned Countries

1. The Country should have adopted an independent policy based on the coexistence of States with different political and social systems and on non- alignment, or it should have shown a tendency to favor such a policy. 2. The Country in question should support national independence movements in a consistent manner. 3. The Country should not be a member of a multilateral military alliance concluded in the context of conflicts. 4. If the Country has a bilateral military agreement with a great power or it is a member of a regional defense pact, the agreement or pact should have not been concluded deliberately in the context of great power conflicts. 5. If the Country has granted military bases to a foreign power, the concession should have not been made in the context of great power conflicts.

Members have full rights and duties, while observers participate only in the Movement deliberation and plenary sessions and Guests only attend high- level meetings of the Movement ( specially opening and closing sessions ) if so approved by the coordinating Bureau.

Members of NAM ( by Region ) Total : 120 Latin America & Europe (53) Asia (39) Caribbean (26) (2) 1 Afghanistan Antigua & Barbuda 2 Bahamas Belarus 3 Barbados 4 Bhutan Belize 5 Darussalam Bolivia 6 Cambodia Chile 7 Fiji Colombia 8 Cuba 9 Central African Dominica Republic 10 Dominican Rep 11 Ecuador 12 Congo Grenada 13 Cote D'Ivoire Kuwait Guatemala 14 D.R Congo Laos 15 16 Honduras 17 Equatorial Jamaica 18 Mongolia Nicaragua 19 Myanmar Panama 20 Nepal Peru 21 Gambia Saint Kitts & Nevis 22 Saint Lucia St.Vincent&the 23 Guinea Bissau Palestine Grenadines 24 Guinea Papua- New Guinea People's Democratic 25 Trinidad & Tobago Republic of Korea 26 Philippines Venezuela 27 28 29 Singapore 30 Sri Lanka 31 32 Thailand 33 Timor- Leste 34 35 36 37 Vanuatu 38 Viet Nam 39 SaoTome& 40 Principe 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Swaziland 48 49 50 51 52 53

Observers of The Movement Of Non-Aligned Countries

Countries:

1. Argentina 2. Armenia 3. Bosnia-Herzegovina 4. Brazil 5. 6. Costa Rica 7. Croatia 8. El Salvador 9. Kazakstan 10. Kirghiztan 11. Mexico 12. Montenegro 13. Paraguay 14. Serbia 15. 16. Ukraine 17. Uruguay

Organizations:

1. 2. Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization 3. Common- Wealth Secretariat 4. Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front 5. League of Arab States 6. Hostosian National Independence Movement 7. Organization of the Islamic Conference 8. South Center 9. 10.