No FIDE Membership
A few major countries have not joined FIDE. These include Saudi Arabia, Oman and North Korea. The United Kingdom is not a member of FIDE, but England, Scotland and Wales are members of FIDE.
- Asia and Oceania
- Bhutan
- Kiribati
- North Korea
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Nauru
- Oman
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
- Solomon Islands
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Europe
- United Kingdom
- Northern Ireland
- Africa
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Swaziland
- Togo
- Tanzania
- Americas
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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