Diplomatic bloc
Non-Aligned Movement
Largest grouping outside the great-power blocs — around 120 members focused on autonomy.
Members
122
Founded
1961
Headquarters
No fixed seat
What is the Non-Aligned Movement?
The Non-Aligned Movement is the largest grouping of states outside the major power blocs, with around 120 members — mostly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Born in the Cold War, it was founded by leaders such as Tito, Nehru, Nasser, Sukarno, and Nkrumah for countries that refused to formally side with either the United States or the Soviet Union.
Key facts
- Full name
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Founded
- 1961 · First summit in Belgrade; roots in the 1955 Bandung Conference
- Headquarters
- No permanent secretariat
- Member states
- 122
- Origins
- 1955 Bandung Conference; founded 1961
- Overlaps with
- The G77 developing-country group
Non-Aligned Movement member states
122 countries
Afghanistan
AFG
Algeria
DZA
Angola
AGO
Antigua and Barbuda
ATG
Azerbaijan
AZE
Bahamas
BHS
Bahrain
BHR
Bangladesh
BGD
Barbados
BRB
Belarus
BLR
Belize
BLZ
Benin
BEN
Bhutan
BTN
Bolivia
BOL
Botswana
BWA
Brunei
BRN
Burkina Faso
BFA
Burundi
BDI
Cabo Verde
CPV
Cambodia
KHM
Cameroon
CMR
Central African Republic
CAF
Chad
TCD
Chile
CHL
Colombia
COL
Comoros
COM
Côte d'Ivoire
CIV
Cuba
CUB
Djibouti
DJI
Dominica
DMA
Dominican Republic
DOM
DR Congo
COD
Ecuador
ECU
Egypt
EGY
El Salvador
SLV
Equatorial Guinea
GNQ
Eritrea
ERI
Eswatini
SWZ
Ethiopia
ETH
Fiji
FJI
Gabon
GAB
Ghana
GHA
Grenada
GRD
Guatemala
GTM
Guinea
GIN
Guinea-Bissau
GNB
Guyana
GUY
Haiti
HTI
Honduras
HND
India
IND
Indonesia
IDN
Iran
IRN
Iraq
IRQ
Jamaica
JAM
Jordan
JOR
Kenya
KEN
Kuwait
KWT
Laos
LAO
Lebanon
LBN
Lesotho
LSO
Liberia
LBR
Libya
LBY
Madagascar
MDG
Malawi
MWI
Malaysia
MYS
Maldives
MDV
Mali
MLI
Mauritania
MRT
Mauritius
MUS
Mongolia
MNG
Morocco
MAR
Mozambique
MOZ
Myanmar
MMR
Namibia
NAM
Nepal
NPL
Nicaragua
NIC
Niger
NER
Nigeria
NGA
North Korea
PRK
Oman
OMN
Pakistan
PAK
Palestine
PSE
Panama
PAN
Papua New Guinea
PNG
Peru
PER
Philippines
PHL
Qatar
QAT
Republic of the Congo
COG
Rwanda
RWA
Saint Kitts and Nevis
KNA
Saint Lucia
LCA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VCT
São Tomé and Príncipe
STP
Saudi Arabia
SAU
Senegal
SEN
Seychelles
SYC
Sierra Leone
SLE
Singapore
SGP
Somalia
SOM
South Africa
ZAF
Sri Lanka
LKA
Sudan
SDN
Suriname
SUR
Syria
SYR
Tanzania
TZA
Thailand
THA
The Gambia
GMB
Timor-Leste
TLS
Togo
TGO
Trinidad and Tobago
TTO
Tunisia
TUN
Turkmenistan
TKM
Uganda
UGA
United Arab Emirates
ARE
Uruguay
URY
Uzbekistan
UZB
Vanuatu
VUT
Venezuela
VEN
Vietnam
VNM
Yemen
YEM
Zambia
ZMB
Zimbabwe
ZWE
Why the NAM matters
As the biggest single bloc in the UN General Assembly, the movement can shape votes on decolonisation, development, and disarmament. It overlaps heavily with the G77 group of developing countries and remains a key voice for the Global South.
Related blocs & alliances
AU
54Continental union promoting African integration, peace, and a common voice.
ASEAN
10Association of Southeast Asian Nations — economic and political cooperation.
BRICS+
9Emerging-economy bloc; expanded in 2024 with new members from Africa and the Gulf.
OAS
35Principal political forum of the Western Hemisphere — 35 member states.
Frequently asked questions about the NAM
Quick answers to the most common questions about the Non-Aligned Movement.
What is the Non-Aligned Movement?
A group of around 120 states that chose not to formally align with either superpower bloc during the Cold War, and which today advocates for the interests of developing nations.
When and where was the Non-Aligned Movement founded?
Its first summit was held in Belgrade in 1961, building on the spirit of the 1955 Bandung Conference of Asian and African states.
How many countries are in the Non-Aligned Movement?
Around 120 member states, making it the largest grouping of countries after the United Nations itself.
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