Membership
Members states of the ITU are 193 of the 193 UN member states (with the exception of Palau) and the Vatican City. The most recent member to join the ITU is South Sudan, which became a member on 14 July 2011.
The Palestinian territories were admitted as observers.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) was blocked from membership by the People's Republic of China, but was given a country code while being listed as "Taiwan, China". Other states with limited recognition, along with Cook Islands and Niue, are also not members of the ITU.
Membership of ITU is open to governments, which may join the Union as Member States, as well as to private organizations like carriers, equipment manufacturers, funding bodies, research and development organizations and international and regional telecommunication organizations, which can join ITU as non-voting Sector Members.
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