ECOSOC MEMBERS
The Council's 54 member Governments are elected by the General Assembly for overlapping three-year terms. Seats on the Council are allotted based on geographical representation with fourteen allocated to African States, eleven to Asian States, six to Eastern European States, ten to Latin American and Caribbean States, and thirteen to Western European and other States.
Full list of members of the Economic and Social Council for 2009 and the expiration date of membership
| Countries | Term expires on 31 December |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 2009 |
| Barbados | 2009 |
| Belarus | 2009 |
| Bolivia | 2009 |
| Brazil | 2010 |
| Cameroon | 2010 |
| Canada | 2009 |
| Cape Verde | 2009 |
| China | 2010 |
| Congo | 2010 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2011 |
| El Salvador | 2009 |
| Estonia | 2011 |
| France | 2011 |
| Germany | 2011 |
| Greece | 2011 |
| Guatemala | 2011 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2011 |
| India | 2011 |
| Indonesia | 2009 |
| Iraq | 2009 |
| Japan | 2011 |
| Kazakhstan | 2009 |
| Liechtenstein | 2011 |
| Luxembourg | 2009 |
| Malawi | 2009 |
| Malaysia | 2010 |
| Mauritius | 2011 |
| Moldova | 2010 |
| Morocco | 2011 |
| Mozambique | 2010 |
| Namibia | 2011 |
| Netherlands | 2009 |
| New Zealand | 2010 |
| Niger | 2010 |
| Norway | 2010 |
| Pakistan | 2010 |
| Peru | 2011 |
| Philippines | 2009 |
| Poland | 2010 |
| Portugal | 2011 |
| Republic of Korea | 2010 |
| Romania | 2009 |
| Russian Federation | 2010 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2011 |
| Saint Lucia | 2010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2011 |
| Somalia | 2009 |
| Sudan | 2009 |
| Sweden | 2010 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2010 |
| United States of America | 2009 |
| Uruguay | 2010 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2011 |