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 2008 and the expiration date of membership
| Countries | Term expires on 31 December |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 2009 |
| Angola | 2008 |
| Austria | 2008 |
| Barbados | 2009 |
| Belarus | 2009 |
| Benin | 2008 |
| Bolivia | 2009 |
| Brazil | 2010 |
| Cameroon | 2010 |
| Canada | 2009 |
| Cape Verde | 2009 |
| China | 2010 |
| Congo | 2010 |
| Cuba | 2008 |
| Czech Republic | 2008 |
| El Salvador | 2009 |
| France | 2008 |
| Greece | 2008 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2008 |
| Guyana | 2008 |
| Haiti | 2008 |
| Iceland | 2010 |
| Indonesia | 2009 |
| Iraq | 2009 |
| Japan | 2008 |
| Kazakhstan | 2009 |
| Liechtenstein | 2008 |
| Luxembourg | 2009 |
| Madagascar | 2008 |
| Malawi | 2009 |
| Malaysia | 2010 |
| Mauritania | 2008 |
| Moldova | 2010 |
| Mozambique | 2010 |
| Netherlands | 2009 |
| New Zealand | 2010 |
| Niger | 2010 |
| Pakistan | 2010 |
| Paraguay | 2008 |
| Philippines | 2009 |
| Poland | 2010 |
| Portugal | 2008 |
| Republic of Korea | 2010 |
| Romania | 2009 |
| Russian Federation | 2010 |
| Saint Lucia | 2010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2008 |
| Somalia | 2009 |
| Sri Lanka | 2008 |
| Sudan | 2009 |
| Sweden | 2010 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2010 |
| United States of America | 2009 |
| Uruguay | 2010 |