9 January 1990) Member of: AG (observer), ANZUS, APEC, AsDB, CCC, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, MINURSO, NAM, OAU, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,