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=== Permanent observers ===
As of 31 January 2014, there are 69 permanent observer countries including the four countries with territory or territories in the Americas—Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom; as well as the [[European Union]] and [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oas.org/en/media_center/press_release.asp?sCodigo=E-675/11 |title=OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development |date=1 August 2009|website=www.oas.org}}</ref><ref>[http://www.oas.org/en/ser/dia/perm_observers/countries.asp SER :: DIA :: Permanent Observers]. OAS. Retrieved on 12 July 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Montenegro Gains Observer Status to Organisation of American States |date= 4 February 2014 |url= http://www.gov.me/en/News/135189/Montenegro-gains-observer-status-to-Organisation-of-American-States-OAS.html |access-date= 4 February 2014 |archive-date= 24 February 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140224053707/http://www.gov.me/en/News/135189/Montenegro-gains-observer-status-to-Organisation-of-American-States-OAS.html |url-status= dead }}</ref>

In March 2022, the OAS voted to suspend [[Russia]] as a permanent observer due to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.semana.com/mundo/articulo/preguntense-a-quien-hubiera-apoyado-simon-bolivar-dijo-zelenski-en-un-emotivo-discurso-ante-la-oea/202236/ | title="Pregúntense a quién hubiera apoyado Simón Bolívar", dijo Zelenski en un emotivo discurso ante la OEA | date=6 October 2022 }}</ref>