October 17th 2008 – Japan will have a seat on the United Nations Security Council for the next two years. It will be joined by Turkey, Austria, Mexico and Uganda. Iran tried for a seat, but it is out of favour because it is suspected of secretly building an atom bomb. Iceland also tried for a seat but failed.
So the present members are:
- Western Europe: Britain*, France*, Belgium, Italy, Austria
- Eastern Europe: Russia*, Croatia
- North America: United States*
- Latin America: Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico
- Africa/Arab: Burkina Faso, Libya, South Africa, Uganda
- Asia: China*, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, Turkey
* permanent members with veto power.
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