List of continental intergovernmental organizations

Organisations grouping almost all the countries in their respective continents. Note that Russia is member of both the Council of Europe (COE) and the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)

This is a list of intergovernmental organizations with continental scope and having the most wide and possibly non-overlapping membership - ordered by foundation date:

• Americas: Organization of American States (OAS, 1948)
• Europe: Council of Europe (CoE, 1949)
• Antarctica: Antarctic Treaty System (ATS, 1959)
• Africa: African Union (AU/OAU, 1963)
• Oceania: Pacific Islands Forum (PIF/SPF, 1971)
• Asia: Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD, 2002)

Countries not members of any of the blocs

Name	Continent
Afghanistan	Asia
Belarus [I 1]	Europe
Cuba [I 2]	Americas
East Timor	Asia
Iraq	Asia
Israel	Asia, CoE observer
Jordan	Asia
Lebanon	Asia
Maldives	Asia
Morocco [I 3]	Africa
Nepal	Asia
North Korea	Asia
Syria	Asia
Turkmenistan	Asia
Vatican City	Europe, CoE observer
Yemen	Asia

1. ^ Belarus applied for CoE membership in 1993 and held a special guest status at CoE between 1992-1997, when its application was frozen and the special guest status revoked over elections classified as undemocratic by the CoE.
2. ^ Cuba membership in the OAS was suspended 1962-2009, but it has not ratified the OAS treaties signed during this time, which is a requirement for re-gaining membership.
3. ^ Morocco left the AU's predecessor (the OAU) in 1984, when OAU admitted the Sahrawi Republic

Of the states with limited recognition (located in Europe, Asia and Africa) only the Sahrawi Republic is member of its respective continental organization, the African Union.

See also

• Continental union
• List of economic communities
• Regional trade blocs
• United Nations
• United Nations Regional Groups