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In addition to the member states discussed above, there is also a non-member observer state: the [[Holy See]] ([[Vatican City|Vatican City State]]), which maintains a permanent observer mission at the UN headquarters. The Vatican is the smallest sovereign country in the world.
In addition to the member states discussed above, there is also a non-member observer state: the [[Holy See]] ([[Vatican City|Vatican City State]]), which maintains a permanent observer mission at the UN headquarters. The Vatican is the smallest sovereign country in the world.


[[Western Sahara]] is often considered to be a state in "official" or academic lists of countries of the world. Because it has no effective soverignity with a [[government-in-exile]] headquartered in the [[refugee camp|refugee camps]] of Tindouf, [[Algeria]], however, it is not represented at the UN.
[[Western Sahara]] maintains diplomatic ties with 70-some states and is a full member of the [[African Union]] as the [[Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic]]. Because it has no effective sovereignty, administering a minority of the land in the territory of Western Sahara, with a [[government-in-exile]] headquartered in the [[refugee camp|refugee camps]] of [[Tindouf]], [[Algeria]], however, it is not represented at the UN.


Some international organizations or entities, such as the [[Palestinian Authority]], the [[International Committee of the Red Cross]], and [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]], have a similar observer status but not as "non-member states"; see [[UN General Assembly]] for a list.
Some international organizations or entities, such as the [[Palestinian Authority]], the [[International Committee of the Red Cross]], and [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]], have a similar observer status but not as "non-member states"; see [[UN General Assembly]] for a list.

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There are currently 191 member states in the United Nations.

Observer States and Non-members

In addition to the member states discussed above, there is also a non-member observer state: the Holy See (Vatican City State), which maintains a permanent observer mission at the UN headquarters. The Vatican is the smallest sovereign country in the world.

Western Sahara maintains diplomatic ties with 70-some states and is a full member of the African Union as the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic. Because it has no effective sovereignty, administering a minority of the land in the territory of Western Sahara, with a government-in-exile headquartered in the refugee camps of Tindouf, Algeria, however, it is not represented at the UN.

Some international organizations or entities, such as the Palestinian Authority, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and Sovereign Military Order of Malta, have a similar observer status but not as "non-member states"; see UN General Assembly for a list.

Seat of China

Main article: China and the United Nations

The Republic of China was one of the five original founders of the UN in 1945. However, at the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the Kuomintang-controlled ROC government fled to Taiwan, with the Communist government of the newly declared People's Republic of China taking control of most of the country. Representatives of the Nationalist government continued to represent China at the UN, though it was often alleged that this was somewhat unfair, given the size of the ROC's jurisdiction of Taiwan (and other outlying islands) compared to the PRC's juridiction of mainland China. In October 1971, Resolution 2758 was passed by the General Assembly, effectively expelling the ROC from all UN organs and replacing the China seat on the Security Council with the PRC. Multiple attempts by the Republic of China to re-join the UN, no longer to represent "China" as a whole but the "twenty-three million people of Taiwan," have not made it past committee.

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