<P> The United Nations member states are the 193 sovereign states that are members of the United Nations (UN) and have equal representation in the UN General Assembly . The UN is the world's largest intergovernmental organization, ahead of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation . </P> <P> The criteria for admission of new members to the UN are set out in Chapter II, Article 4 of the UN Charter: </P>

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