United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members
WorldGeopoliticalCountries comprising the United Nations (UN) Security Council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security as well as accepting new members into the UN.
UN A world map highlights permanent member countries of the U N Security Council in blue. The countries highlighted are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China.
Value | Abyssinia 700–1974 C.E. | Ashanti 1700–1900 C.E. | Axum 200–700 C.E. | Benin 1400 B.C.E.–1800 C.E. | Buganda 1600–1966 C.E. | Bunyoro 1500–1900 C.E. | Dahomey 1700–1900 C.E. | Darfur 1400–1800 C.E. | Ghana 700–1070 C.E. | Hausa States 1000–1900 C.E. | Ife/Oyo 1400–1850 C.E. | Kanem-Borno 800–1900 C.E. | Karanga/Mutapa 1000–1700 C.E. | Kongo 1400–1650 C.E. | Kush/Nubia 2000 B.C.E.–1590 C.E. | Lozi 1800–1900 C.E. | Lunda1500–1700 C.E. | Mali 1230–1430 C.E. | Merina 1800s | Nok 500 B.C.E.–200 C.E. | Songhai 1460–1590 C.E. | Swahili City-States 1100–1800s C.E. | Swazi 1800 C.E.–present | Zulu 1800s | |
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1.32% | 12.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43.3% | 26.9% | 14.4% | 3.79% | 14.0% | 21.9% | 14.0% | 13.1% | 24.7% | 14.5% | 5.72% | 24.9% | 30.6% | 9.42% | 22.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% | 36.1% | 19.8% | 7.35% | 25.0% | 2.71% | 100% | 1.57% |