What countries in the world do not belong to their continental Union (Example: Switzerland does not belong to the European Union and Morocco does not belong to the African Union)?

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In the case of the European Union, four Western European countries that have chosen not to join the EU have partly committed to the EU's economy and regulations: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are a part of the single market through the European Economic Area, and Switzerland has similar ties through bilateral treaties. The relationships of European microstates Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Liechtenstein and Vatican City can include use of the euro and other co-operation. (As indicated in your question), in the case of the African Union, the ONLY African state that is not a member is Morocco, which left the AU's predecessor, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), in 1984, when many of the other member states supported the Sahrawi nationalist Polisario Front's Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The Organization of American States (OAS) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States. Its members are the thirty-five independent states of the Americas. The current government of Cuba is excluded from participation in the Organization under a decision adopted by the Eighth Meeting of Consultation in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on 31 January 1962. The vote was passed by 14 in favor, with one against (Cuba) and six abstentions (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_of_American_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_union Apr 10 08, 8:15 AM

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30 Asian states belong to the Asia Cooperation Dialogue, which has similar aims as the EU, OAU and OAS. As you can see from the map, several Asian countries are not (yet) members. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Cooperation_Dialogue There is also the Union of South American Nations. As far as I can see, all South American nations are members, except for dependent territories, such as French Guyana. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_South_American_Nations Apr 10 08, 9:05 AM

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In addition to the non-EU members mentioned by BRY2K, there are of course Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania, plus Russia and Turkey (which are both European and Asian nations). http://www.ezilon.com/eu_countries_europe.jpg Apr 10 08, 7:50 PM

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The Channel Islands, Isle of Man and the Faroe Islands are also non-EU members. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_member_state_territories_and_the_European_Union#The_Channel_Islands_and_the_Isle_of_Man Apr 10 08, 7:53 PM