Members of the OAS:
Organization of American States
The OAS is an alliance of states of currently 35 countries mainly located in Caribbean and in South America.
All member states comprise a total area of 40.23 million km² and about 1.02 billion people. This is 26.6% of the habitable area around the world and 13% of the world population. With an economic output of 26,952.29 tn US dollars annually, they represent around 32 percent of the global economy.
| Country | Commencement | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1981 | 0.10 M | 440 km² |
| Argentina | 1948 | 45.38 M | 2,780,000 km² |
| Bahamas | 1982 | 0.39 M | 14,000 km² |
| Barbados | 1967 | 0.29 M | 430 km² |
| Belize | 1991 | 0.40 M | 23,000 km² |
| Bolivia | 1948 | 11.67 M | 1,099,000 km² |
| Brazil | 1948 | 212.56 M | 8,516,000 km² |
| Canada | 1990 | 38.01 M | 9,985,000 km² |
| Chile | 1948 | 19.12 M | 757,000 km² |
| Colombia | 1948 | 50.88 M | 1,142,000 km² |
| Costa Rica | 1948 | 5.09 M | 51,000 km² |
| Cuba | 1948 | 11.33 M | 110,000 km² |
| Dominica | 1979 | 0.07 M | 750 km² |
| Dominican Republic | 1948 | 10.85 M | 49,000 km² |
| Ecuador | 1948 | 17.64 M | 256,000 km² |
| El Salvador | 1948 | 6.49 M | 21,000 km² |
| Grenada | 1975 | 0.11 M | 340 km² |
| Guatemala | 1948 | 16.86 M | 109,000 km² |
| Guyana | 1991 | 0.79 M | 215,000 km² |
| Haiti | 1948 | 11.40 M | 28,000 km² |
| Honduras | 1948 | 9.90 M | 112,000 km² |
| Jamaica | 1969 | 2.96 M | 11,000 km² |
| Mexico | 1948 | 128.93 M | 1,964,000 km² |
| Nicaragua | 1948 | 6.62 M | 130,000 km² |
| Panama | 1948 | 4.31 M | 75,000 km² |
| Paraguay | 1948 | 7.13 M | 407,000 km² |
| Peru | 1948 | 32.97 M | 1,285,000 km² |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1984 | 0.05 M | 260 km² |
| Saint Lucia | 1979 | 0.18 M | 620 km² |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1981 | 0.11 M | 390 km² |
| Suriname | 1977 | 0.59 M | 164,000 km² |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1967 | 1.40 M | 5,130 km² |
| United States | 1948 | 329.48 M | 9,832,000 km² |
| Uruguay | 1948 | 3.47 M | 176,000 km² |
| Venezuela | 1948 | 28.44 M | 912,000 km² |
Dependent territories
Some of the above-mentioned Member States have other external territories dependent on them. These are not independent states, but they do have some economic and political autonomy. The treaties concluded by the OAS apply to them at least in part. These countries are not listed as official member states.| Country | Region | Dependency |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | Polynesia | selbstregiertes Territorium der USA |
| Guam | Micronesia | selbstregiertes nicht-inkorporiertes Territorium der USA |
| Northern Marianas | Micronesia | Territory of the United States |
| Puerto Rico | Caribbean | nicht-inkorporiertes Territorium der USA |
| Virgin Islands | Caribbean | selbstregiertes Territorium der USA |