Members

WMO has 187 Member States and 6 Member Territories

- composed of 53 Member States with capitals in the Region, 4 Member States with capital outside the Region and 0 Member Territories.

Member States / Territories	Date joined
Benin Region I: Africa	14 May 1961
Gabon Region I: Africa	5 June 1961
Central African Republic Region I: Africa	28 June 1961
Mauritania Region I: Africa	23 January 1962
Sierra Leone Region I: Africa	30 March 1962
United Republic of Tanzania Region I: Africa	14 September 1962
Burundi Region I: Africa	30 October 1962
Rwanda Region I: Africa	4 February 1963
Uganda Region I: Africa	15 March 1963
Algeria Region I: Africa	4 April 1963
Somalia Region I: Africa	1 April 1964
Kenya Region I: Africa	2 June 1964
Zambia Region I: Africa	28 December 1964
Malawi Region I: Africa	15 February 1965
Botswana Region I: Africa	16 October 1967
Mauritius Region I: Africa	17 July 1969
Liberia Region I: Africa	7 February 1974
Cabo Verde Region I: Africa	21 October 1975
Comoros Region I: Africa	19 March 1976
Mozambique Region I: Africa	21 June 1976
Sao Tome and Principe Region I: Africa	23 November 1976
Seychelles Region I: Africa	15 February 1977
Angola Region I: Africa	16 March 1977
Guinea-Bissau Region I: Africa	15 December 1977
Djibouti Region I: Africa	30 June 1978

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