The world is interconnected through a myriad of organizations that facilitate cooperation, security, and economic integration among nations. This article provides a comprehensive list of significant international organizations, detailing their roles, member states, and impact on global affairs. Key organizations covered include the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union (EU), the African Union (AU), the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), BRICS (an association of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Each of these entities plays a pivotal role in shaping the political, economic, and security landscapes of their respective regions and, by extension, the world. Through this list, readers will gain insights into the structure, objectives, and achievements of these influential organizations, highlighting their contributions to international cooperation and stability.
Flag | Emblem | Acronym | Name | Type | Headquarters | Number of Members |
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ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations | Political and Economic union | Jakarta | 10[1] | ||
AU | African Union | Continental and Economic union | Addis Ababa Johannesburg |
55[2] | ||
BRICS | BRICS+ | Political and Economic union | Shanghai[3] | 9[4] | ||
CANZUK | Canada, Australia, New Zealand & United Kingdom | Political and Economic union | London | 4[5] | ||
CELAC | Community of Latin American and Caribbean States | regional bloc | Caracas | 33[6] | ||
CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States | Political and Economic union | Minsk Moscow |
9[7] | ||
CPLP | Lusophone Community | Cultural, Political and Economic union | Lisbon | 10[8] | ||
CSTO | Collective Security Treaty Organization | Military alliance | Moscow | 6[9] | ||
CW | Commonwealth of Nations | Political and Economic union | London | 60[10] | ||
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ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States | Political and Economic union | Abuja | 15[11] | |
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EU | European Union | Political and Economic union | Brussels, Frankfurt, Luxembourg & Strasbourg |
28[12] | |
FCL | Fertile Crescent League | Regional Union | Beirut | 6[13] | ||
LAS | Arab League | Regional Union | Riyadh | 17[14] | ||
LL | Latin League | Cultural, Political and Economic Bloc | Rome | 43[15] | ||
MERCOSUR | Southern Common Market | Economic union | Montevideo | 8[16] | ||
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NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization | Military alliance | Brussels | 28[17] | |
NC | Nordic Council | Inter-parliamentary institution | Copenhagen | 6[18] | ||
OAS | Organization of American States | Regional international organization | Washington | 35[19] | ||
OIF | International Organisation of La Francophonie | Cultural and Political union | Paris | 53[20] | ||
OIC | Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | Intergovernmental organization | Jeddah | 51[21] | ||
OTS | Organization of Turkic States | Political and Economic union | Ankara | 5[22] | ||
PU | Pacific Union | Political and Economic union | Canberra | 16[23] | ||
SHEMU | Southern Hemisphere Economic & Military Union | Military and Economic union | Sesostria Brasília Kuala Lumpur Wellington |
91[24] | ||
UNASUR | Union of South American Nations | Continental union | Rotational | 7[25] |
- ↑ Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.
- ↑ Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape, Cape Verde, Central Africa, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Darfur, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Xhosaland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zululand
- ↑ Bank Headquarters
- ↑ Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Russia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates.
- ↑ Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom
- ↑ Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Carribean, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Quisqueya, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
- ↑ Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
- ↑ Members: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, Timor-Leste. Observers: Andorra, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, European Union, G7, Ibero-American Summit, Ibero-American Organization.
- ↑ Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan
- ↑ Antigua and Barbuda, Assyria, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mesopotamia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Xhosaland, Zambia, Zululand
- ↑ Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
- ↑ Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Danubia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ingria, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Karelia, Khazaria, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maeotia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
- ↑ Assyria, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Mesopotamia and Syria
- ↑ Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Darfur, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
- ↑ Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Byzantium, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, French Carribean, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Italy, Macau, Mexico, Monaco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Quisqueya, Rwanda, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Spain, Venezuela. Observers: Holy See (Vatican City), Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Greece, Egypt.
- ↑ Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
- ↑ Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Danubia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
- ↑ Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Karelia, Norway, Sweden
- ↑ Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Carribean Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Quisqueya, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Venezuela.
- ↑ Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, France, French Carribean, Gabon, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, North Macedonia, Niger, Polynesia, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Vietnam.
- ↑ Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ciscaucasia, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Darfur, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Suriname, Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen.
- ↑ Members: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Observers: Iran, Turkmenistan
- ↑ Australia, Fiji, Hawaii, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Polynesia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
- ↑ Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Assyria, Australia, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Byzantium, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cape, Chile, Ciscaucasia, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Danubia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Ingria, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Karelia, Khazaria, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Macau, Madagascar, Maeotia, Malaysia, Mesopotamia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Polynesia, Portugal, Quisqueya, Romania, Rwanda, São Tomé e Principe, Serbia, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Spain, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Xhosaland Zambia and Zululand
- ↑ Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru