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| current_number = 57 members (48 Muslim and 8 non-Muslim)
5 observer states (4 non-Muslim and 1 Muslim)
Several non-Muslim observer candidatesIncludes Cambodia, Eritrea, Georgia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Ukraine, etc.

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| type = Republics (47)

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| population_range = {{increase}} 2.04 billion

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The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation founded in 1969 has 57 members, 56 of which are also member states of the United Nations, with 48 countries having a Muslim majority. Some member countries, especially in West Africa and South America, such as Ivory Coast, Guyana, Gabon, Mozambique, Nigeria, Suriname, Togo and Uganda – though with large Muslim populations – are not necessarily Muslim majority countries.{{cite web |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1035026 |title=Economies of the ummah}} A few countries with significant Muslim populations, such as Russia and Thailand, sit as Observer States.

The collective population of OIC member states is over 2.04 billion as of 2025.

Member states

class="wikitable"

!colspan="6" align="center"| Continent

bgcolor="#FFFFAA"|Africa

|bgcolor="#CCFF66"|Asia

|bgcolor="#FFC0CB"|Europe

|bgcolor="#FFD39B"|South America

|bgcolor="#DDC0CB"|Transcontinental

class="sortable wikitable" style="color:left; :95%; :collapse; :0 solid #aaa; :center"
width=35% | Member state

! width=10% | Joined

! width=10% | Population

! width=10% | Muslim percentage

! width=10% | Area (km2)

! width=10% | Official Languages

! class="unsortable" | Notes

valign=top|{{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}{{capital|Kabul}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1969

| {{Nts|41,144,133}}{{Cite web|url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL|title=Population, total {{!}} Data|website=data.worldbank.org|access-date=2017-05-10}}

|99.8%

| {{Nts|652230}}

| Dari
Pashto

|Suspended 1980 – March 1989 during the Soviet–Afghan War.

valign=top|{{flag|Algeria}}{{capital|Algiers}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1969

| {{Nts|45,847,599}}

|99.1%

| {{Nts|2381741}}

| Arabic
Tamazight

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Chad}}{{capital|N'Djamena}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1969

| {{Nts|17,616,172}}

|58%

| {{Nts|1284000}}

|Arabic
French

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Egypt}}{{capital|Cairo}}

| bgcolor="#DDC0CB"| 1969

|{{Nts|107,206,514}}

|95%

| {{Nts|1002450}}

|Arabic

|Originally as {{flag|United Arab Republic}}. Suspended May 1979 – March 1984 after signing a peace treaty with Israel.{{cite news|title=Timeline: Organisation of the Islamic Conference|date=26 December 2010|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/1564339.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 July 2013}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Guinea}}Also known as Guinea-Conakry.{{capital|Conakry}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1969

|{{Nts|14,033,298}}

|90%

| {{Nts|245857}}

|French

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Indonesia}}{{capital|Jakarta}}

| bgcolor="#DDC0CB"| 1969

|{{Nts|280,813,676}}

|88%

| {{Nts|1904569}}

|Indonesian

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Iran}}{{capital|Tehran}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1969

|{{Nts|86,708,850}}

|99.4%

| {{Nts|1648195}}

|Persian

|Originally joined as {{flag|Pahlavi Iran}}.

valign="top" |{{flag|Jordan}}{{capital|Amman}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1969

|{{Nts|10,458,701}}

|97.1%

| {{Nts|89342}}

|Arabic

|

valign="top" |{{flag|Kuwait}}{{capital|Kuwait City}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1969

|{{Nts|4,429,966}}

|75%

| {{Nts|17818}}

|Arabic

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Lebanon}}{{capital|Beirut}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1969

|{{Nts|6,748,419}}

|54%

| {{Nts|10452}}

|Arabic

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Libya}}{{capital|Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1969

|{{Nts|7,107,348}}

|99%

| {{Nts|1759540}}

|Arabic

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Malaysia}}{{capital|Kuala Lumpur}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1969

|{{Nts|33,412,468}}

|66%

| {{Nts|330803}}

|Malay

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Mali}}{{capital|Bamako}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1969

|{{Nts|21,723,855}}

|95%

| {{Nts|1240192}}

|Bambara
French

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Mauritania}}{{capital|Nouakchott}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1969

|{{Nts|4,957,932}}

|100%

| {{Nts|1030700}}

|Arabic

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Morocco}}{{capital|Rabat}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1969

|{{Nts|38,013,335}}

|99%

| {{Nts|446550}}

|Arabic
Tamazight

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Niger}}{{capital|Niamey}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1969

|{{Nts|17138707}}

|99.3%

| {{Nts|1267000}}

|French

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Pakistan}}{{capital|Islamabad}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1969

|{{Nts|207774520}}

|98%

| {{Nts|881912}}

| Urdu
English

|

valign="top" |{{flagcountry|State of Palestine}}The State of Palestine succeeded the seat of the Palestine Liberation Organization following the 1988 Palestinian Declaration of Independence.{{capital|Jerusalem}}Although the capital of Palestine is Jerusalem, the seat of government of the country is located in Ramallah as the entirety of the city of Jerusalem is entirely controlled by Israel, which considers the whole city to be its capital under the 1980 Jerusalem Law and the occupation of East Jerusalem is not entirely recognized by the international community including the OIC member states; although East Jerusalem is envisioned to be the capital of a future Palestinian state, pending developments of a final peace deal between the two parties. See also the status of Jerusalem.

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1969{{cite web |title=Member States |url=https://new.oic-oci.org/SitePages/MemberStates.aspx |website=new.oic-oci.org |publisher=OIC |access-date=18 September 2024 |language=en}}

|{{Nts|4420549}}

|99%

| {{Nts|6220}}

|Arabic

|

valign="top" |{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}{{capital|Riyadh}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1969

|{{Nts|29994272}}

|95%

| {{Nts|2149690}}

|Arabic

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Senegal}}{{capital|Dakar}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1969

|{{Nts|12873601}}

|96.6%

| {{Nts|196722}}

|French

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Somalia}}{{capital|Mogadishu}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1969

|{{Nts|10806000}}

|99.9%

| {{Nts|637657}}

|Arabic
Somali

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Sudan}}{{capital|Khartoum}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1969

|{{Nts|37289406}}

|97%

| {{Nts|1886068}}

|Arabic
English

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Tunisia}}{{capital|Tunis}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1969

|{{Nts|10886500}}

|99.1%

| {{Nts|163610}}

|Arabic

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Turkey}}{{capital|Ankara}}

| bgcolor="#DDC0CB"| 1969

|{{Nts|76667864}}

|99.8%

| {{Nts|783562}}

|Turkish

|

valign="top" |{{flag|Yemen}}{{capital|Sana'a}}

| bgcolor="#DDC0CB"| 1969

|{{Nts|25235000}}

|99.1[http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/yemen/religious_demography#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year=2010 Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project: Yemen]. Pew Research Center. 2010.

| {{Nts|527968}}

|Arabic

|Joined separately as {{flag|North Yemen}} and {{flag|South Yemen}}. Both unified in 1990.

valign="top" |{{flag|Bahrain}}{{capital|Manama}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1970

|{{Nts|1234571}}

|75%

| {{Nts|765}}

|Arabic

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Oman}}{{capital|Muscat}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1970

|{{Nts|4020000}}

|95%

| {{Nts|309500}}

|Arabic

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Qatar}}{{capital|Doha}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1970

|{{Nts|2174035}}

|66%

| {{Nts|11586}}

|Arabic

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Syria}}{{capital|Damascus}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1970

|{{Nts|21987000}}

|97%

| {{Nts|185180}}

|Arabic

|Originally joined as {{flag|Ba'athist Syria|1963}}. Suspended August 2012 – March 2025 during the Syrian civil war.{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/08/13/232088.html|title=Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Syria's membership|date=2012-08-13|access-date=2012-08-13|publisher=Al Arabiya}}{{cite web|url=https://sana.sy/en/?p=348938|title=Foreign Ministry welcomes OIC decision to resume Syria’s membership following Assad regime fall|date=2025-03-07|access-date=2025-03-08|publisher=Syrian Arab News Agency}}

valign="top" |{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}{{capital|Abu Dhabi}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1971

|{{Nts|9446000}}

|75%

| {{Nts|83600}}

|Arabic

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Sierra Leone}}{{capital|Freetown}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1972

|{{Nts|6190280}}

|80%

| {{Nts|71740}}

|English

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Bangladesh}}{{capital|Dhaka}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1974

|{{Nts|165158616}}{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-62315139 | title=জনসংখ্যা সাড়ে ১৬ কোটি, অধিকাংশ নারী, কমেছে হিন্দু জনগোষ্ঠীর হার | newspaper=BBC News বাংলা}}

| 92%

| {{Nts|147570}}

|Bengali

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Gabon}}{{capital|Libreville}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1974

|{{Nts|1711000}}

|12%

| {{Nts|267668}}

|French

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|The Gambia}}{{capital|Banjul}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1974

|{{Nts|1882450}}

|96.4%

| {{Nts|11295}}

|English

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}{{capital|Bissau}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1974

|{{Nts|1746000}}

|46%

| {{Nts|36125}}

|Portuguese

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Uganda}}{{capital|Kampala}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1974

|{{Nts|47,729,952}}

|15%

| {{Nts|241550}}

|English
Swahili

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Burkina Faso}}Also known as Burkina; formerly referred to as Upper Volta, its official name until 1984. {{capital|Ouagadougou}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1975

|{{Nts|

22,489,126}}

|65%

| {{Nts|274,200}}

|French

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Cameroon}}{{capital|Yaoundé}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1975

|{{Nts|30,135,732}}

|32%

| {{Nts|475,442}}

|French
English

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Comoros}}{{capital|Moroni, Comoros|Moroni}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1976

|{{Nts|850,886}}

|99%

| {{Nts|2,235}}

|Comorian
French
Arabic

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Iraq}}{{capital|Baghdad}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1976

|{{Nts|43500000}}

|99%

| {{Nts|438317}}

|Arabic
Kurdish

|Originally joined as {{flag|Ba'athist Iraq}}.

valign="top" |{{flag|Maldives}}{{capital|Malé}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1976

|{{Nts|317280}}

|100%

| {{Nts|300}}

|Dhivehi

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Djibouti}}{{capital|Djibouti}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1978

|{{Nts|886000}}

|95%

| {{Nts|23200}}

|Arabic
French

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Benin}}{{capital|Porto-Novo}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1982

|{{Nts|9988068}}

|29%

| {{Nts|112622}}

|French

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Brunei}}{{capital|Bandar Seri Begawan}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1984

|{{Nts|393162}}

|84%

| {{Nts|5765}}

|Malay

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Nigeria}}{{capital|Abuja}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1986

|{{Nts|206630269}}

|54%

| {{Nts|923768}}

|English

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Azerbaijan}}{{capital|Baku}}

| bgcolor="#DDC0CB"| 1991

|{{Nts|9477100}}

|90%

| {{Nts|86600}}

|Azerbaijani

|

valign=top|{{flag|Albania}}{{capital|Tirana}}

| bgcolor="#FFC0CB"| 1992

|{{Nts|2821977}}

|52%

| {{Nts|28748}}

|Albanian

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}{{capital|Bishkek}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1992

|{{Nts|5976570}}

|90%

| {{Nts|199951}}

|Kyrgyz
Russian

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Tajikistan}}{{capital|Dushanbe}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1992

|{{Nts|8860000}}

|98%

| {{Nts|143100}}

|Tajiki

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Turkmenistan}}{{capital|Ashgabat}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1992

|{{Nts|5607000}}

|96%

| {{Nts|488100}}

|Turkmen

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Mozambique}}{{capital|Maputo}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1994

|{{Nts|23700715}}

|20%

| {{Nts|801590}}

|Portuguese

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Kazakhstan}}{{capital|Astana}}

| bgcolor="#DDC0CB"| 1995

|{{Nts|17244000}}

|74

| {{Nts|2724900}}

|Kazakh
Russian

|

valign="top" |{{flag|Uzbekistan}}{{capital|Tashkent}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1995

|{{Nts|33492800}}

|97%

| {{Nts|447400}}

|Uzbek

|

valign="top" |{{flag|Suriname}}{{capital|Paramaribo}}

| bgcolor="#FFD39B"| 1996

|{{Nts|534189}}

|15%

| {{Nts|163820}}

|Dutch

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Togo}}{{capital|Lomé}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1997

|{{Nts|6993000}}

|19%

| {{Nts|56785}}

|French

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Guyana}}{{capital|Georgetown, Guyana{{!}}Georgetown}}

| bgcolor="#FFD39B"| 1998

|{{Nts|784894}}

|8%

| {{Nts|214969}}

|English

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}}{{capital|Yamoussoukro}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 2001

|{{Nts|23202000}}

|42.5[http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/ivory-coast/religious_demography#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year=2010 Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project: Ivory Coast]. Pew Research Center. 2010.

| {{Nts|322463}}

|French

{{extent}}

Observer states

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width=35% | Observer state

! width=10% | Joined

! width=10% | Population

! width=10% | Muslim percentage

! width=10% | Area (km2)

! width=10% | Languages

! class="unsortable" | Notes

valign="top" |{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{capital|Sarajevo}}

| bgcolor="#FFC0CB"| 1994

| {{Nts|3791622}}

|53%

| {{Nts|51209}}

| Bosnian
Serbian
Croatian

|Given an invitation in 2013 by the OIC to join as a full member.{{cite web|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/bosnia-called-to-join-islamic-cooperation-as-full-member|title=OIC Invites Bosnia to Become Full Member|date=2013-04-16|access-date=2016-10-14|first=Kenan|last=Efendic|publisher=Balkan Insight}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Central African Republic}}{{capital|Bangui}}

| bgcolor="#FFFFAA"| 1997

| {{Nts|4709000}}

|15%

| {{Nts|622984}}

| French

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Northern Cyprus}}{{capital|North Nicosia}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1979{{cite web |title=Common Page: Observer states |url=https://new.oic-oci.org/SitePages/CommonPage.aspx?Item=27 |website=new.oic-oci.org |publisher=OIC |access-date=18 September 2024}}

| {{Nts|382836}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/kktcnin-nufusu-382-bin-836-olarak-hesaplandi/2707690|title=KKTC'nin nüfusu 382 bin 836 olarak hesaplandı|language=tr|publisher=Anadolu Agency|author=Muhammet İkbal Arslan|date=10 October 2022}}

|99%

| {{Nts|3355}}

| Turkish

|See further details{{refn|Recognised only by Turkey. Under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", it is an observer state of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Economic Cooperation Organization. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus.See [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cyprus/ The World Factbook{{!}}Cyprus] (10 January 2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2006.

  • Designation changed in 2004The Turkish Cypriot community of Cyprus became an OIC "observer community" in 1979 under the name "Turkish Muslim community of Cyprus". The 31st OIC Meeting of Foreign Ministers which met in Istanbul in June 2004, decided that the Turkish Cypriot Community (represented by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) will participate in the OIC meetings under the name envisaged in the Annan Plan for Cyprus (i.e. "Turkish Cypriot constituent state of the United Cyprus Republic" or Turkish Cypriot State in short). [http://www.oic-oci.org/english/conf/fm/31/31%20icfm-fc-en.htm OIC Official Website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924055452/http://www.oic-oci.org/english/conf/fm/31/31%20icfm-fc-en.htm |date=2015-09-24 }}
  • Egypt, Iran and the United Arab Emirates requested at September 2014's summit of the OIC in New York City that the Turkish Cypriot State not be referred to in the meeting conclusions.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141013023934/http://www.worldbulletin.net/headlines/145743/egypts-sisi-demands-turkish-cypriots-removed-from-oic]}} The World Bulletin news: Egypt's Sisi demands Turkish Cypriots removed from OIC[http://sheikyermami.com/egypt-sisi-tells-turks-to-get-out-of-cyprus/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012082714/http://sheikyermami.com/egypt-sisi-tells-turks-to-get-out-of-cyprus/ |date=2014-10-12 }} Egypt's Sisi tells Turks to get out of Cyprus[http://www.newsit.com.cy/default.php?pname=Article&art_id=152107&catid=7] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012144555/http://www.newsit.com.cy/default.php?pname=Article&art_id=152107&catid=7 |date=2014-10-12 }} OIC says «NO» to «Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus»
  • OIC SG received the president and foreign minister of Northern Cyprus.[http://www.oic-oci.org/oicv2/topic/?t_id=9803&ref=3894&lan=en&x_key=Cyprus OIC]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} OIC Secretary General receives Foreign Minister Turkish Cypriot State[http://www.oic-oci.org/oicv2/topic/?t_id=9373&ref=3741&lan=en&x_key=Cyprus OIC]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Madani meets...the President of TRNC...
  • In 2017, Northern Cyprus was represented with its official name "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" for the first time at an OIC conference in Saudi Arabia.[http://pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr/en/trnc-represented-with-its-official-name-for-the-first-time-at-oic-conference/ TRNC Public Information Office] TRNC represented with its official name for the first time at OIC conference.[http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/35/news/212572/PageName/KIBRIS_HABERLERI Kibris Postasi, 9 Feb 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222115824/http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/35/news/212572/PageName/KIBRIS_HABERLERI |date=22 February 2017 }} Minister Saner: "Our country was designated as "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" in a OIC conference for the first time.|group=note}}
valign="top" |{{flag|Thailand}}{{capital|Bangkok}}

| bgcolor="#CCFF66"| 1998

| {{Nts|64456700}}

|7%

| {{Nts|513120}}

| Thai

{{extent}}

valign="top" |{{flag|Russia}}{{capital|Moscow}}

| bgcolor="#DDC0CB"| 2005

| {{Nts|146048500}}

|12%

| {{Nts|17125242}}

| Russian

|

Withdrawn

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style="background:#ececec;"

! Suspended or withdrawn state

! Joined

! Notes

{{flag|Zanzibar}}

| 1993

| Withdrew August 1993

Observer organisations and communities

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! Organisation or community

! Joined

! Notes

{{flagicon image|MNLF flag.svg}} Moro National Liberation Front

| 1977

| Blocking membership of the Philippines

Observer Islamic institutions

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style="background:#ececec;"

! Islamic institution

! Joined

! Notes

Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States

| 2000

|

Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation

| 2005

|

Observer international organisations

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ececec;"

! Organisation

! Joined

! Notes

League of Arab States

| 1975

|

United Nations

| 1976

|

Non-Aligned Movement

| 1977

|

African Union

| 1977

|

Economic Cooperation Organization

| 1995

|

Collaborating organization

In 2013, the OIC created a permanent observer mission to the EU. In 2016, the EU accredited a Head of Delegation to the OIC.{{cite web | url=https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/organisation-islamic-cooperation-oic-and-eu_en | title=Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the EU | EEAS }}

Membership attempts

  • {{flag|Belarus}} ― Requested observer status in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.oic-oci.org/oicv2/topic/?t_id=4856&t_ref=2046&lan=fr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130802211548/http://www.oic-oci.org/oicv2/topic/?t_id=4856&t_ref=2046&lan=fr|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-08-02|title=Le Secrétariat général demande d'accélérer l'adoption du Règlement portant conditions d'obtention du statut d'observateur auprès de l'OCI|date=2011-01-17|access-date=2013-08-02|publisher=Organisation of Islamic Cooperation|language=fr}}{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=07&dd=01&nav_id=75211|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221091437/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=07&dd=01&nav_id=75211|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-21|title=Serbia requests OIC observer status|publisher=B92|date=2011-07-01|access-date=2012-11-28}}
  • {{flag|Brazil}} ― Requested observer status in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.ipotnews.com/index.php?jdl=Brazil_requests_to_join_OIC_as_observer_state&news_id=464169&group_news=ALLNEWS&taging_subtype=BRAZIL|title=Brazil Requests To Join OIC As Observer State|date=2011-05-16|access-date=2013-08-02|publisher=IPOTNEWS}}
  • {{flag|Cambodia}} ― Requested observer status in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501040605/kingdom-seeks-observer-status-in-organization-of-islamic-cooperation/|title=Kingdom seeks observer status in Organization of Islamic Cooperation|last=Socheath|first=Sar|date=14 March 2022|access-date=22 April 2025|publisher=Khmer Times}}
  • {{flag|Central African Republic}} ― Requested full membership in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Brazil-to-join-Guyana-and-Suriname-in-Islamic-bloc-6609.html|title=Brazil to join Guyana and Suriname in Islamic bloc|last= Chickrie |first=Ray|date=2011-06-13|access-date=2012-11-28|publisher=Caribbean News Now!}}
  • {{flag|China}} ― Requested observer status in 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.nst.com.my/latest/china-seeks-to-be-oic-observer-member-1.99370|title=China seeks to be OIC observer member|date=2012-06-28|access-date=2013-08-03|newspaper=New Straits Times|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106073115/http://www.nst.com.my/latest/china-seeks-to-be-oic-observer-member-1.99370|archive-date=2012-11-06}}
  • {{flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}} ― Requested observer status in 2008 and full membership in 2011.
  • {{flag|India}} ― India, where Muslims are a very big population had shown an interest in joining the OIC as a member state at the time of its formation.Mustafa El-Feki: [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/730/ http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/730/in1.htm An Indo-Arab blunder?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727022735/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/730/|date=2011-07-27}}[http://www.hindunet.org/hvk/articles/0207/34.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306080337/http://www.hindunet.org/hvk/articles/0207/34.html|date=2016-03-06}} Al-Ahram, 17–23 February 2005. However, it was opposed by Pakistan. India has never made a formal application to join OIC as an observer or as a member state.Iran to view favourably India's entry into OIC : [http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/07/21/stories/02210008.htm]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The Hindu21 July 2000. While India's potential candidacy is supported by some OIC members,[http://www.expressindia.com/news/messages.php?newsid=61844 Observer status for India at OIC: King Abdullah] Expressindia.com, 22 January 2006. Pakistan's strong opposition and threat to boycott the OIC has effectively led to India's inclusion in the OIC being blocked. The Pakistan Foreign Office has argued that India's inclusion in OIC would violate the rules of the OIC, which require that an aspirant state should not have an ongoing conflict with a member state.[http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/jan/23saudi1.htm Pak disapproves Saudi king's comments on India's OIC entry] Rediff News, 23 January 2006.
  • {{flag|Kenya}} ― Requested full membership in 2011.
  • {{flag|Liberia}} ― Requested full membership in November 2016.{{cite web|url=http://gnnliberia.com/2016/11/10/liberia-seeks-membership-islamic-body/|title=Liberia Seeks Membership To Islamic Body|date=2016-11-17|access-date=2016-11-17|publisher=Global News Network}}
  • {{flag|Mauritius}} ― Requested full membership in 2002.
  • {{flag|Nepal}} ― Requested observer status in 2008.
  • {{flag|Philippines}} ― Requested observer status in 2008. The Philippine government has made attempts to join the OIC, but this is opposed by the Moro National Liberation Front, an OIC observer located in the Philippines. The MNLF claims that Philippine membership is unnecessary{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}. In 2009, the country's bid received stronger support and has been advocated by Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates, among others.{{cite web|url=http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view/20090526-207265/RP-nears-observer-status-in-OIC----DFA |title=RP nears observer status in OIC – DFA – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos |publisher=Globalnation.inquirer.net |date=2009-05-26 |access-date=2011-03-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404022243/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view/20090526-207265/RP-nears-observer-status-in-OIC----DFA |archive-date=2015-04-04 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/202546 |title=EZ2 Lotto Luzon | Manila Bulletin |publisher=Mb.com.ph |date=2009-04-15 |access-date=2011-03-25}}{{cite web |url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=472375&publicationSubCategoryId=205 |title=RP closer to becoming observer-state in Organization of Islamic Conference | Home >> The Filipino Global Community >> Philippines |work=The Philippine Star |date=2009-05-29 |access-date=2011-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603143753/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=472375&publicationSubCategoryId=205 |archive-date=2016-06-03 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/162925/DFA-Technicalities-blocking-RP-bid-for-OIC-observer-status |title=DFA: 'Technicalities' blocking RP bid for OIC observer status – Nation – GMA News Online – Latest Philippine News |date=26 May 2009 |publisher=Gmanews.tv |access-date=2011-03-25}} In 2019, one of the leaders of the MNLF, Nir Misuari, was appointed as a special envoy to the organization.{{Cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/14/19/duterte-appoints-misuari-as-special-envoy-to-international-islamic-agency|title=Duterte appoints Misuari as special envoy to international Islamic agency|author=ABS-CBN News|website=ABS-CBN News|date=14 December 2019|access-date=2019-12-14}}
  • {{flag|Serbia}} ― Requested observer status in 2008.
  • {{flag|South Africa}} ― Requested observer status in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.oic-oci.org/oicv2/topic/?t_id=4857|title=OIC Secretary General Calls for Early Adoption of Rules for Access to Observer Status|date=2011-01-17|access-date=2013-08-02|publisher=Organisation of Islamic Cooperation}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • {{flag|Sri Lanka}} ― Requested observer status in 2008.
  • {{flag|Ukraine}} ― Requested observer status in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://risu.ua/en/ukraine-applies-for-observer-status-in-the-organization-of-islamic-cooperation-oic_n116905|title=Ukraine applies for observer status in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)|website=risu.ua|date=19 March 2021|access-date=9 May 2025|publisher=Religious Information Service of Ukraine}}

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