Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation - wikipedia Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Member states of the OIC in green, observer states in dark blue, suspended states in red. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation founded in 1969 has 57 members, 56 of which are also member states of the United Nations with 47 countries being Muslim majority countries. Some, especially in West Africa, are -- though with large Muslim populations -- not necessarily Muslim majority countries. A few countries with significant Muslim populations, such as Russia and Thailand, sit as Observer States, while others, such as India and Ethiopia, are not members. The collective population of OIC member states is over 1.6 billion as of 2011. Contents 1 Member states 2 Observer states 3 Withdrawn 4 Observer organisations and communities 5 Observer Islamic institutions 6 Observer international organisations 7 Membership attempts 8 Notes 9 References Member states Continent Africa Asia Europe South America Transcontinental Member state Joined Population Muslim percentage Area ( km2 ) Languages Notes Afghanistan -- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Capital : Kabul A 1969 A 7007255001000000000 ♠ 25,500,100 99.7 A 7005652230000000000 ♠ 652,230 A Dari Pashto hide Further details Suspended 1980 - March 1989. Algeria -- People 's Democratic Republic of Algeria Capital : Algiers A 1969 A 7007387000000000000 ♠ 38,700,000 97.9 A 7006238174100000000 ♠ 2,381,741 A Arabic Tamazight Chad -- Republic of Chad Capital : N'Djamena A 1969 A 7007132110000000000 ♠ 13,211,000 55.3 A 7006128400000000000 ♠ 1,284,000 A Arabic French Egypt -- Arab Republic of Egypt Capital : Cairo A 1969 A 7007867481000000000 ♠ 86,748,100 94.9 A 7006100245000000000 ♠ 1,002,450 A Arabic hide Further details Suspended May 1979 - March 1984 after signing a peace treaty with Israel. Guinea -- Republic of Guinea Capital : Conakry A 1969 A 7007108242000000000 ♠ 10,824,200 84.4 A 7005245857000000000 ♠ 245,857 A French Indonesia -- Republic of Indonesia Capital : Jakarta A 1969 A 7008252164800000000 ♠ 252,164,800 87.2 A 7006190456900000000 ♠ 1,904,569 A Bahasa Indonesia hide Further details Indonesia has five provinces with official special autonomy status : Aceh, Jakarta SCR, Yogyakarta SR, Papua, and West Papua. Iran -- Islamic Republic of Iran Capital : Tehran A 1969 A 7007775570000000000 ♠ 77,557,000 99.5 A 7006164819500000000 ♠ 1,648,195 A Persian Jordan -- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Capital : Amman A 1969 A 7006660296000000000 ♠ 6,602,960 97.2 A 7004893420000000000 ♠ 89,342 A Arabic Kuwait -- State of Kuwait Capital : Kuwait City A 1969 A 7006306585000000000 ♠ 3,065,850 74.1 A 7004178180000000000 ♠ 17,818 A Arabic Lebanon -- Lebanese Republic Capital : Beirut A 1969 A 7006496600000000000 ♠ 4,966,000 61.3 A 7004104520000000000 ♠ 10,452 A Arabic Libya -- State of Libya Capital : Tripoli A 1969 A 7006625300000000000 ♠ 6,253,000 96.6 A 7006175954000000000 ♠ 1,759,540 A Arabic Malaysia Capital : Kuala Lumpur A 1969 A 7007301800000000000 ♠ 30,180,000 63.7 A 7005330803000000000 ♠ 330,803 A Bahasa Melayu hide Further details Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories. Mali -- Republic of Mali Capital : Bamako A 1969 A 7007157680000000000 ♠ 15,768,000 94.4 A 7006124019200000000 ♠ 1,240,192 A French hide Further details Mali is a republic constituted by 8 regions. Mauritania -- Islamic Republic of Mauritania Capital : Nouakchott A 1969 A 7006346104100000000 ♠ 3,461,041 99.1 A 7006103070000000000 ♠ 1,030,700 A Arabic Morocco -- Kingdom of Morocco Capital : Rabat A 1969 A 7007333094000000000 ♠ 33,309,400 99.9 A 7005446550000000000 ♠ 446,550 A Arabic Tamazight hide Further details Morocco claims sovereignty over Western Sahara and controls most of it, which is disputed by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Niger -- Republic of Niger Capital : Niamey A 1969 A 7007171387070000000 ♠ 17,138,707 98.4 A 7006126700000000000 ♠ 1,267,000 A French Pakistan -- Islamic Republic of Pakistan Capital : Islamabad A 1969 A 7008207774520000000 ♠ 207,774,520 96.4 A 7005881912000000000 ♠ 881,912 A Urdu Punjabi English hide Further details Pakistan is a federation of four provinces, 1 capital territory, and tribal regions. Pakistan disputes Indian sovereignty over Kashmir. It exercises control over some areas, but does not explicitly claim any part of it, instead regarding it as a disputed territory. The portions that it controls are divided into two polities, administered separately from Pakistan proper : Azad Kashmir Gilgit -- Baltistan Palestine -- State of Palestine Capital : Jerusalem ( claims ), Ramallah ( administrative ), Gaza City ( administrative ) A 1969 A 7006442054900000000 ♠ 4,420,549 97.6 A 7003622000000000000 ♠ 6,220 A Arabic hide Further details The declared State of Palestine has received diplomatic recognition from 137 states. The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control on much of the territory that it proclaimed. The Palestinian National Authority is an interim administrative body formed as a result of the Oslo Accords that exercises limited autonomous jurisdiction within the Palestinian territories. In foreign relations, Palestine is represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization. The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO, and an observer state in the UN. Saudi Arabia -- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Capital : Riyadh A 1969 A 7007299942720000000 ♠ 29,994,272 93.0 A 7006214969000000000 ♠ 2,149,690 A Arabic Senegal -- Republic of Senegal Capital : Dakar A 1969 A 7007128736010000000 ♠ 12,873,601 96.4 A 7005196722000000000 ♠ 196,722 A French Somalia -- Federal Republic of Somalia Capital : Mogadishu A 1969 A 7007108060000000000 ♠ 10,806,000 99.8 A 7005637657000000000 ♠ 637,657 A Arabic Somali hide Further details Following the adoption of the Provisional Federal Constitution in August 2012, Somalia is a federation, the Federal Republic of Somalia, which is divided into several Federal Member States. Sudan -- Republic of the Sudan Capital : Khartoum A 1969 A 7007372894060000000 ♠ 37,289,406 90.7 A 7006188606800000000 ♠ 1,886,068 A Arabic English hide Further details Sudan is a federation of 17 states. Disputes Abyei and Kafia Kingi with South Sudan. Tunisia -- Republic of Tunisia Capital : Tunis A 1969 A 7007108865000000000 ♠ 10,886,500 99.5 A 7005163610000000000 ♠ 163,610 A Arabic Turkey -- Republic of Turkey Capital : Ankara A 1969 A 7007766678640000000 ♠ 76,667,864 98.0 A 7005783562000000000 ♠ 783,562 A Turkish hide Further details Transcontinental country in Europe and Asia, classified as West Asian countries by the United Nations Statistics Division : Turkey Yemen -- Republic of Yemen Capital : Sana'a A 1969 A 7007252350000000000 ♠ 25,235,000 99.1 A 7005527968000000000 ♠ 527,968 A Arabic hide Further details Joined separately as North Yemen and South Yemen. Both unified in 1990. Bahrain -- Kingdom of Bahrain Capital : Manama A 1970 A 7006123457100000000 ♠ 1,234,571 70.3 A 7002765000000000000 ♠ 765 A Arabic Oman -- Sultanate of Oman Capital : Muscat A 1970 A 7006402000000000000 ♠ 4,020,000 85.9 A 7005309500000000000 ♠ 309,500 A Arabic Qatar -- State of Qatar Capital : Doha A 1970 A 7006217403500000000 ♠ 2,174,035 67.7 A 7004115860000000000 ♠ 11,586 A Arabic Syria -- Syrian Arab Republic Capital : Damascus A 1970 A 7007219870000000000 ♠ 21,987,000 92.8 A 7005185180000000000 ♠ 185,180 A Arabic hide Further details The Syrian National Coalition, which is recognized as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people by 20 UN members, has established an interim government to rule rebel controlled territory during the Syrian civil war. Syria has one self - declared autonomous region : Syrian Kurdistan Suspended in August 2012 during the Syrian civil war. United Arab Emirates Capital : Abu Dhabi A 1971 A 7006944600000000000 ♠ 9,446,000 76.9 A 7004836000000000000 ♠ 83,600 A Arabic hide Further details The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates. Sierra Leone -- Republic of Sierra Leone Capital : Freetown A 1972 A 7006619028000000000 ♠ 6,190,280 78.0 A 7004717400000000000 ♠ 71,740 A English Bangladesh -- People 's Republic of Bangladesh Capital : Dhaka A 7008156569000000000 ♠ 156,569,000 90.4 A 7005147570000000000 ♠ 147,570 A Bengali Gabon -- Gabonese Republic Capital : Libreville A 7006171100000000000 ♠ 1,711,000 11.2 A 7005267668000000000 ♠ 267,668 A French Gambia Gambia, The -- Republic of the Gambia Capital : Banjul A 7006188245000000000 ♠ 1,882,450 95.1 A 7004112950000000000 ♠ 11,295 A English Guinea - Bissau -- Republic of Guinea - Bissau Capital : Bissau A 7006174600000000000 ♠ 1,746,000 45.1 A 7004361250000000000 ♠ 36,125 A Portuguese Uganda -- Republic of Uganda Capital : Kampala A 7007353570000000000 ♠ 35,357,000 11.5 A 7005241550000000000 ♠ 241,550 A English Swahili Burkina Faso Capital : Ouagadougou A 7007181055700000000 ♠ 18,105,570 61.6 A 7005241550000000000 ♠ 241,550 A French Cameroon -- Republic of Cameroon Capital : Yaoundé A 7007353570000000000 ♠ 35,357,000 18.3 A 7005241550000000000 ♠ 241,550 A French English Comoros -- Union of the Comoros Capital : Moroni A 1976 A 7005743798000000000 ♠ 743,798 98.3 A 7003186200000000000 ♠ 1,862 A Comorian French Arabic hide Further details Comoros is a federation of 3 islands. Iraq -- Republic of Iraq Capital : Baghdad A 1976 A 7007360045520000000 ♠ 36,004,552 99.0 A 7005438317000000000 ♠ 438,317 A Arabic Kurdish hide Further details Iraq is a federation of 18 governorates, three of which make up the autonomous : Iraqi Kurdistan. Maldives -- Republic of Maldives Capital : Malé A 1976 A 7005317280000000000 ♠ 317,280 98.4 A 7002300000000000000 ♠ 300 A Dhivehi Djibouti -- Republic of Djibouti Capital : Djibouti A 1978 A 7005886000000000000 ♠ 886,000 96.9 A 7004232000000000000 ♠ 23,200 A Arabic French Benin -- Republic of Benin Capital : Porto - Novo A 1982 A 7006998806800000000 ♠ 9,988,068 23.8 A 7005112622000000000 ♠ 112,622 A French Brunei -- Negara Brunei Darussalam Capital : Bandar Seri Begawan A 1984 A 7005393162000000000 ♠ 393,162 75.1 A 7003576500000000000 ♠ 5,765 A Malay hide Further details Brunei is a nation constituted by 4 districts. Nigeria -- Federal Republic of Nigeria Capital : Abuja A 1986 A 7008178517000000000 ♠ 178,517,000 48.8 A 7005923768000000000 ♠ 923,768 A English hide Further details Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and 1 federal territory. Azerbaijan -- Republic of Azerbaijan Capital : Baku A 1991 A 7006947710000000000 ♠ 9,477,100 96.9 A 7004866000000000000 ♠ 86,600 A Azerbaijani hide Further details Azerbaijan contains two autonomous regions, Nakhchivan and Nagorno - Karabakh ( Dağlıq Qarabağ ). Transcontinental country in Europe and Asia, classified as West Asian countries by the United Nations Statistics Division : Azerbaijan Albania -- Republic of Albania Capital : Tirana A 1992 A 7006282197700000000 ♠ 2,821,977 56.7 A 7004287480000000000 ♠ 28,748 A Albanian hide Further details Albania is a republic constituted by 12 counties. Kyrgyzstan -- Kyrgyz Republic Capital : Bishkek A 1992 A 7006577657000000000 ♠ 5,776,570 88.0 A 7005199951000000000 ♠ 199,951 A Kyrgyz Russian Tajikistan -- Republic of Tajikistan Capital : Dushanbe A 1992 A 7006816000000000000 ♠ 8,160,000 96.7 A 7005143100000000000 ♠ 143,100 A Tajiki hide Further details Tajikistan contains 1 autonomous region, Gorno - Badakhshan Autonomous Province. Turkmenistan Capital : Ashgabat A 1992 A 7006530700000000000 ♠ 5,307,000 93.0 A 7005488100000000000 ♠ 488,100 A Turkmen Mozambique -- Republic of Mozambique Capital : Maputo A 1994 A 7007237007150000000 ♠ 23,700,715 18.0 A 7005801590000000000 ♠ 801,590 A Portuguese Kazakhstan -- Republic of Kazakhstan Capital : Astana A 1995 A 7007172440000000000 ♠ 17,244,000 70.4 A 7006272490000000000 ♠ 2,724,900 A Kazakh Russian hide Further details Transcontinental country in Europe and Asia, classified as West Asian countries by the United Nations Statistics Division : Kazakhstan Uzbekistan -- Republic of Uzbekistan Capital : Tashkent A 1995 A 7007304928000000000 ♠ 30,492,800 96.7 A 7005447400000000000 ♠ 447,400 A Uzbek hide Further details Uzbekistan contains 1 autonomous region : Karakalpakstan. Suriname -- Republic of Suriname Capital : Paramaribo A 7005534189000000000 ♠ 534,189 15.2 A 7005163820000000000 ♠ 163,820 A Dutch Togo -- Togolese Republic Capital : Lomé A 1997 A 7006699300000000000 ♠ 6,993,000 14.0 A 7004567850000000000 ♠ 56,785 A French Guyana -- Co-operative Republic of Guyana Capital : Georgetown A 1998 A 7005784894000000000 ♠ 784,894 06.4 A 7005214969000000000 ♠ 214,969 A English Ivory Coast -- Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Capital : Yamoussoukro A 7007232020000000000 ♠ 23,202,000 37.5 A 7005322463000000000 ♠ 322,463 A French Observer states Member state Joined Population Muslim percentage Area ( km2 ) Languages Notes Bosnia and Herzegovina Capital : Sarajevo A 1994 A 7006379162200000000 ♠ 3,791,622 45.2 A 7004512090000000000 ♠ 51,209 A Bosnian Serbian Croatian hide Further details Bosnia and Herzegovina is a federation of two constituent units : Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska and Brčko District, a self - governing administrative unit. Was given an invitation in 2013 by the OIC to join as a full member. Central African Republic Capital : Bangui A 1997 A 7006470900000000000 ♠ 4,709,000 08.5 A 7005622984000000000 ♠ 622,984 A French Northern Cyprus -- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Capital : Nicosia A 1979 A 7005294906000000000 ♠ 294,906 99 A 7003335500000000000 ♠ 3,355 A Turkish hide Further details 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. Designation changed in 2004 Egypt, Iran and the United Arab Emirates requested at September 2014 's summit of the OIC in New York that the Turkish Cypriot State not be referred to in the meeting conclusions. OIC SG received the president and foreign minister of Northern Cyprus. 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. Thailand -- Kingdom of Thailand Capital : Bangkok A 1998 A 7007644567000000000 ♠ 64,456,700 05.5 A 7005513120000000000 ♠ 513,120 A Thai hide Further details Thailand is a kingdom constituted by 76 provinces. Russia -- Russian Federation Capital : Moscow A 2005 A 7008146048500000000 ♠ 146,048,500 10.0 A 7007171252420000000 ♠ 17,125,242 A Russian hide Further details Russia is officially a federation of 85 federal subjects ( republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities, and an autonomous oblast ). Russia effectively administers Crimea as two federal subjects : Republic of Crimea Sevastopol The Treaty on Accession of the Republic of Crimea to Russia was signed between representatives of the Republic of Crimea ( including Sevastopol, with which the rest of Crimea briefly unified ) and the Russian Federation on 18 March 2014 to lay out terms for the immediate admission of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol as federal subjects of Russia and part of the Russian Federation. It was ratified by the Federal Assembly by March 21. Transcontinental countries in Europe and Asia, classified as Eastern European countries by the United Nations Statistics Division : Russia Withdrawn Suspended or withdrawn state Joined Notes Zanzibar Withdrew August 1993 Observer organisations and communities Organisation or community Joined Notes Moro National Liberation Front 1977 Blocking membership of the Philippines Observer Islamic institutions Islamic institution Joined Notes Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States 2000 Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation 2005 Observer international organisations Organisation Joined Notes League of Arab States United Nations 1976 Non-Aligned Movement 1977 African Union 1977 Economic Cooperation Organisation 1995 Membership attempts Belarus - Requested observer status in 2010. Brazil - Requested observer status in 2011. Central African Republic - Requested full membership in 2002. China - Requested observer status in 2012. Democratic Republic of Congo - Requested observer status in 2008 and full membership in 2011. India - India, where Muslims are a minority had shown an interest in joining the OIC as a member state at the time of its formation. However, it was opposed by Pakistan. India has never since made a formal application to join OIC as an observer or as a member state. While India 's potential candidacy is supported by some OIC members, 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. Kenya - Requested full membership in 2011. Liberia - Requested full membership in November 2016. Mauritius - Requested full membership in 2002. Nepal - Requested observer status in 2008. 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. In 2009, the country 's bid received stronger support and has been advocated by Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates, among others. Serbia - Requested observer status in 2008. South Africa - Requested observer status in 2002. Sri Lanka - Requested observer status in 2008. Notes Jump up ^ Also known as Guinea - Conakry. Jump up ^ Sovereignty over Kashmir is disputed between India and Pakistan ; smaller parts are disputed by the People 's Republic of China and the Republic of China. Kashmir is divided between India, Pakistan and the PRC. See the List of territorial disputes. Jump up ^ It is not clear whether this figure includes areas such as Gaza, East Jerusalem, and other parts of the Israeli - occupied West Bank that are not controlled by the Palestinian Authority. Jump up ^ This 2010 figure does not include South Sudan, even though it only gained independence from Sudan in 2011. Pew Research Center gives 6.2 % for South Sudan 's Muslim population in 2010. Jump up ^ Also known as Burkina ; formerly referred to as Upper Volta, its official name until 1984. Jump up ^ More information on more or less federal structures can be found at a List of federations. Jump up ^ Formerly referred to as Dahomey, its official name until 1975. Jump up ^ In Nagorno - Karabakh, a de facto state has been established. Jump up ^ For more information about the division of Bosnia and Herzegovina, see Dayton Agreement and the text of The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina Archived 2015 - 06 - 04 at the Wayback Machine. ( 14 December 1995 ). Office of the High Representative. Retrieved 28 February 2011. Jump up ^ This figure is published in 2013, unlike the Pew Research Center figures which are from 2010. Pew does not appear to have separate figures for Northern Cyprus, which is not a widely recognised state, but gives 25.3 % as the Muslim percentage of the whole of Cyprus in 2010. Jump up ^ Several of the federal subjects are ethnic republics. References ^ Jump up to : `` Population, total Data ''. data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Afghanistan. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Algeria. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Chad. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Egypt. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ `` Timeline : Organisation of the Islamic Conference ''. BBC. Retrieved 8 July 2013. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Guinea. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Indonesia. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Iran. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Jordan. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Kuwait. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Lebanon. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Libya. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Malaysia. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Mali. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Mauritania. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Morocco. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Niger. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Pakistan. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 1. Jump up ^ Aslam, Tasnim ( 11 December 2006 ). `` ' Pakistan Does Not Claim Kashmir As An Integral Part... ' ''. Outlook India. The Outlook Group. Jump up ^ Williams, Kristen P. ( 2001 ). Despite nationalist conflicts : theory and practice of maintaining world peace. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 154 -- 155. ISBN 978 - 0 - 275 - 96934 - 9. Jump up ^ Pruthi, R.K. ( 2001 ). An Encyclopaedic Survey Of Global Terrorism In 21St Century. Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd. pp. 120 -- 121. ISBN 978 - 81 - 261 - 1091 - 9. Jump up ^ The State of Palestine succeeded the seat of the Palestine Liberation Organization following the 1988 Palestinian Declaration of Independence. Jump up ^ OIC member states Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Palestinian Territories. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Palestine Liberation Organization. `` Road For Palestinian Statehood : Recognition and Admission ''. Negotiations Affairs Department. Archived from the original on 2011 - 08 - 18. Retrieved 2011 - 07 - 28. Jump up ^ See the following on statehood criteria : Mendes, Errol ( 30 March 2010 ). `` Statehood and Palestine for the purposes of Article 12 ( 3 ) of the ICC Statute '' ( PDF ). 30 March 2010 : 28, 33. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 17 : ``... the Palestinian State also meets the traditional criteria under the Montevideo Convention... '' ; ``... the fact that a majority of states have recognised Palestine as a State should easily fulfill the requisite state practice ''. McKinney, Kathryn M. ( 1994 ). `` The Legal Effects of the Israeli - PLO Declaration ofPrinciples : Steps Toward Statehood for Palestine ''. Seattle University Law Review. Seattle University. 18 ( 93 ) : 97. Archived from the original on 2011 - 07 - 22. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 17 : `` It is possible, however, to argue for Palestinian statehood based on the constitutive theory ''. McDonald, Avril ( Spring 2009 ). `` Operation Cast Lead : Drawing the Battle Lines of the Legal Dispute ''. Human Rights Brief. Washington College of Law, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. 25. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 17 : `` Whether one applies the criteria of statehood set out in the Montevideo Convention or the more widely accepted constitutive theory of statehood, Palestine might be considered a state. '' Jump up ^ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. `` Arab States : Palestine ''. United Nations. Retrieved 3 December 2011. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Saudi Arabia. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Senegal. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Somalia. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ `` The Federal Republic of Somalia - Harmonized Draft Constitution '' ( PDF ). Federal Republic of Somalia. Retrieved 2 August 2012. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Sudan. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : South Sudan. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Tunisia. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Turkey. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Yemen. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Bahrain. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Oman. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Qatar. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Syria. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ `` Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Syria 's membership ''. Al Arabiya. 2012 - 08 - 13. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 13. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : United Arab Emirates. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Sierra Leone. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Bangladesh. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Gabon. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Gambia. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Guinea - Bissau. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Uganda. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Burkina Faso. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Cameroon. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Comoros. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Constitution of Comoros, Art. 1. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Iraq. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Source : Iraqi constitution Archived 2016 - 05 - 18 at the Portuguese Web Archive Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Maldives. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Djibouti. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Benin. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Brunei. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Nigeria. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Azerbaijan. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ 2011 Census - AL. INSTAT. 2011. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Kyrgyzstan. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Tajikistan. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Turkmenistan. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Mozambique. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Kazakhstan. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Uzbekistan. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Suriname. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Togo. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Guyana. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Ivory Coast. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Bosnia - Herzegovina. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Efendic, Kenan ( 2013 - 04 - 16 ). `` OIC Invites Bosnia to Become Full Member ''. Balkan Insight. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Central African Republic. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ OIC observers Jump up ^ Kevin Boyle ; Juliet Sheen ( 2013 ). Freedom of Religion and Belief : A World Report. Routledge. p. 290. ISBN 978 - 1 - 134 - 72229 - 7. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Cyprus. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ See The World Factbook Cyprus ( 10 January 2006 ). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2006. Jump up ^ The 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 ). OIC Official Website Archived 2015 - 09 - 24 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) The World Bulletin news : Egypt 's Sisi demands Turkish Cypriots removed from OIC Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Egypt 's Sisi tells Turks to get out of Cyprus Jump up ^ ( 3 ) OIC says `` NO '' to `` Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus '' Jump up ^ OIC OIC Secretary General receives Foreign Minister Turkish Cypriot State Jump up ^ OIC Madani meets... the President of TRNC... Jump up ^ TRNC Public Information Office TRNC represented with its official name for the first time at OIC conference. Jump up ^ Kibris Postasi, 9 Feb 2017 Minister Saner : `` Our country was designated as `` Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus '' in a OIC conference for the first time. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Thailand. Pew Research Center. 2010. Jump up ^ Pew Research Center 's Religion & Public Life Project : Russia. Pew Research Center. 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Le Secrétariat général demande d'accélérer l'adoption du Règlement portant conditions d'obtention du statut d'observateur auprès de l'OCI '' ( in French ). Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. 2011 - 01 - 17. Archived from the original on 2013 - 08 - 02. Retrieved 2013 - 08 - 02. ^ Jump up to : `` Serbia requests OIC observer status ''. B92. 2011 - 07 - 01. Archived from the original on 2013 - 02 - 21. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Brazil Requests To Join OIC As Observer State ''. IPOTNEWS. 2011 - 05 - 16. Retrieved 2013 - 08 - 02. ^ Jump up to : Chickrie, Ray ( 2011 - 06 - 13 ). `` Brazil to join Guyana and Suriname in Islamic bloc ''. Caribbean News Now !. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 28. Jump up ^ `` China seeks to be OIC observer member ''. New Straits Times. 2012 - 06 - 28. Archived from the original on 2012 - 11 - 06. Retrieved 2013 - 08 - 03. ^ Jump up to : `` OIC Secretary General Calls for Early Adoption of Rules for Access to Observer Status ''. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. 2011 - 01 - 17. Retrieved 2013 - 08 - 02. Jump up ^ Mustafa El - Feki : http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/730/in1.htm An Indo - Arab blunder ? Archived 2011 - 07 - 27 at the Wayback Machine. ( 4 ) Al - Ahram, February 17 -- 23, 2005. Jump up ^ Iran to view favourably India 's entry into OIC : ( 5 ) The HinduJuly 21, 2000. Jump up ^ Observer status for India at OIC : King Abdullah Expressindia.com, January 22, 2006. Jump up ^ Pak disapproves Saudi king 's comments on India 's OIC entry Rediff News, January 23, 2006. Jump up ^ `` Liberia Seeks Membership To Islamic Body ''. Global News Network. 2016 - 11 - 17. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 17. Jump up ^ `` RP nears observer status in OIC - DFA - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos ''. Globalnation.inquirer.net. 2009 - 05 - 26. Archived from the original on 2015 - 04 - 04. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 25. Jump up ^ `` EZ2 Lotto Luzon Manila Bulletin ''. Mb.com.ph. 2009 - 04 - 15. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 25. Jump up ^ `` RP closer to becoming observer - state in Organization of Islamic Conference Home > > The Filipino Global Community > > Philippines ''. Philstar.com. 2009 - 05 - 29. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 25. Jump up ^ `` DFA : ' Technicalities ' blocking RP bid for OIC observer status - Nation - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News ''. Gmanews.tv. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 25. 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Question: when did nigeria became a member of oic
Answer: 1986