<P> The groupings have changed over time . From the founding of the United Nations until 1966, the regional groups were: British Commonwealth, Eastern Europe and Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Western Europe . In 1966, in response to changes in the UN's membership, decolonisation and strategic realignment, the groups were reorganised as: Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, and Western Europe and Others . In 2011, the Asia Group was renamed Asia - Pacific . </P> <P> As of May 2014, 192 of the 193 UN member states are divided into five regional groups: </P> <Ul> <Li> the African Group, with 54 member states </Li> <Li> the Asia - Pacific Group, with 53 member states </Li> <Li> the Eastern European Group, with 23 member states </Li> <Li> the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC), with 33 member states </Li> <Li> the Western European and Others Group (WEOG), with 28 member states, plus 1 member state (the United States) as an observer state . </Li> </Ul> <Li> the African Group, with 54 member states </Li>

The un recognises how many regions in asia