China

East Asia

Russia

Eurasia

France

United Kingdom

Europe

United States

North America

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.

Countries 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.

Countries

World

United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members

Australia

New Zealand

Australia & Oceania

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

Japan

Mongolia

Nepal

North Korea

South Korea

Taiwan

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Albania

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Northern Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guatemala

Honduras

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

Latin America

Mauritania

New Caledonia (France)

None

Canada

Mexico

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Pakistan

South Asia

Myanmar

Thailand

Southeast Asia

Algeria

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Tunisia

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Angola

Botswana

Burundi

Cameroon

Chad

Democratic Republic of Congo

Eritrea

eSwatini

Ethiopia

Kenya

Lesotho

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Sudan

Tanzania

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa

A world map shows that the higher producers of wheat are China, India, and Russia (shaded dark green). The US, Canada, Australia, and Pakistan produce moderate amounts (green). Chile, Turkey, Iran, and Kazakhstan produce less (lighter green). Many countries in Africa are in the lowest, lightest green category.

World map of wheat production in million metric tons by country

Wheat Production

Million Metric Tons

American Samoa (U.S.)

French Polynesia (France)

Guam (U.S.)

Kiribati

Northern Mariana Is. (U.S.)

Palau

Samoa

St. Martin (France)

U.S. Virgin Is. (U.S.)

Caribbean

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Macau S.A.R. (China)

Andorra

Gibraltar (U.K.)

Iceland

Isle of Man (U.K.)

Liechtenstein

Monaco

San Marino

Costa Rica

Nicaragua

Suriname

Greenland (Denmark)

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

São Tomé and Príncipe

Tonga

Cambodia

Laos

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Bahrain

Central African Republic

Côte d'Ivoire

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea-Bissau

Republic of the Congo

Sierra Leone

Togo

Percentage of clean water access. Some of the highlighted countries are more than 98 percent (dark blue): Canada, France. 89 to 98 percent (blue): U S A, Iran. 60 to 88 percent (light blue): Russia, Brazil. Less than 60 percent (Grey): Central Africa.

United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members	Wheat Production			Clean Water Access			Average Distribution of Dew Point Temperatures, January
Value	Class	Rank	Million Metric Tons	Class	Rank	Percent	Less than 20°F	20–29°F	30–39°F	40–49°F	50–54°F	55–59°F












							69.8%	31.1%	23.3%	22.8%	21.0%	7.07%