About NAM

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a group of states considering themselves not aligned formally with or against any major power bloc. As of 2011, the movement had 120 members and 17 observer countries. Generally speaking (as of 2011), the Non-Aligned Movement members can be described as all of those countries which belong to the Group of 77 (along with Belarus and Uzbekistan), but which are not observers in Non-Aligned Movement and are not Oceanian (with the exception of Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu).

NAM Members (120) Member Since Summit Chair
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
1961
Algeria
Algeria
19611973
Angola
Angola
1964
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
2006
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2009
Bahamas
Bahamas
1983
Bahrain
Bahrain
1973
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
1973
Barbados
Barbados
1983
Belarus
Belarus
1998
Belize
Belize
1983
Benin
Benin
1964
Bhutan
Bhutan
1973
Bolivia
Bolivia
1979
Botswana
Botswana
1970
Brunei
Brunei
1992
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
1973
Burundi
Burundi
1964
Cambodia
Cambodia
1961
Cameroon
Cameroon
1964
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
1976
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
1964
Chad
Chad
1964
Chile
Chile
1973
Colombia
Colombia
19831995
Comoros
Comoros
1976
Congo
Congo
1964
Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire
1973
Cuba
Cuba
19611979, 2006
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1976
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1961
Djibouti
Djibouti
1979
Dominica
Dominica
2006
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
2001
Ecuador
Ecuador
1983
Egypt
Egypt
19611964, 2009
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
1970
Eritrea
Eritrea
1995
Eswatini
Eswatini
1970
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
1961
Fiji
Fiji
2009
Gabon
Gabon
1973
Gambia
Gambia
1973
Ghana
Ghana
1961
Grenada
Grenada
1979
Guatemala
Guatemala
1992
Guinea
Guinea
1961
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
1976
Guyana
Guyana
1970
Haiti
Haiti
2006
Honduras
Honduras
1995
India
India
19611983
Indonesia
Indonesia
19611992
Iran
Iran
1979
Iraq
Iraq
1961
Jamaica
Jamaica
1970
Jordan
Jordan
1964
Kenya
Kenya
1964
Kuwait
Kuwait
1964
Laos
Laos
1964
Lebanon
Lebanon
1961
Lesotho
Lesotho
1970
Liberia
Liberia
1964
Libya
Libya
1964
Madagascar
Madagascar
1973
Malawi
Malawi
1964
Malaysia
Malaysia
19702003
Maldives
Maldives
1976
Mali
Mali
1961
Mauritania
Mauritania
1964
Mauritius
Mauritius
1973
Mongolia
Mongolia
1992
Morocco
Morocco
1961
Mozambique
Mozambique
1976
Myanmar
Myanmar
1961
Namibia
Namibia
1979
Nepal
Nepal
1961
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1979
Niger
Niger
1973
Nigeria
Nigeria
1964
Oman
Oman
1973
Pakistan
Pakistan
1979
Palestine
Palestine
1976
Panama
Panama
1976
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
1992
Peru
Peru
1973
Philippines
Philippines
1992
Qatar
Qatar
1973
Rwanda
Rwanda
1970
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2006
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
1998
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2001
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
1976
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1961
Senegal
Senegal
1964
Seychelles
Seychelles
1976
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
1964
Singapore
Singapore
1970
Somalia
Somalia
1961
South Africa
South Africa
19951998
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
19611976
Sudan
Sudan
1961
Suriname
Suriname
1979
Syria
Syria
1961
Tanzania
Tanzania
1964
Thailand
Thailand
1995
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
2001
Togo
Togo
1964
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
1970
Tunisia
Tunisia
1961
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1995
Uganda
Uganda
1964
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1973
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1992
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
1983
Venezuela
Venezuela
1989
Vietnam
Vietnam
1973
Yemen
Yemen
1961
Zambia
Zambia
19641970
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
19791986
NAM Observers (18)
Argentina
Argentina
Armenia
Armenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brazil
China
China
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Croatia
Croatia
El Salvador
El Salvador
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Mexico
Mexico
Montenegro
Montenegro
Paraguay
Paraguay
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Serbia
Serbia
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Ukraine
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uruguay
NAM Observer Organizations (10)
African Union
Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization
Commonwealth Secretariat
Hostosian National Independence Movement
Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front
League of Arab States
League of Arab States
Organization of Islamic Cooperation
South Center
United Nations
United Nations
World Peace Council