Wednesday, October 22, 2014

THE UNITED NATIONS: 69 YEARS OLD THIS WEEK

Below is animated map of how the United Nations has grown since its founding on October 24, 1945. Today the United Nations counts in with 193 nation-states as members.
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Interesting UN Trivia:

1. The Vatican (the Holy See) and Palestine have "Observer Status" while Intergovernmental Organizations - like the European UnionINTERPOL, and the International Criminal Court - are invited to participate as permanent members.

2. Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations but a Somalia is.

3. The Coca Cola company claims to have a presence in over 200 countries. Go figure.

- Mark

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