South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a regional organization in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
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 Member states Observer states | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Headquarters | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Official languages | English | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | South Asian | ||||||||||||||||||||
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9 observers: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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• Secretary-General | Esala Ruwan Weerakoon[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Establishment | 8 December 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 5,099,611 km2 (1,968,971 sq mi) (7th) | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Water (%) | 6.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 2015 estimate | 1,713,870,000[2] (1st) | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Density | 336.1/km2 (870.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | US$14.85 trillion[3] (3rd) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | $4.47 trillion[3] (4th) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Time zone | UTC+4:30 to +6 (AFT, PST, MVT, IST, SLST, NPT, BST, BTT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Calling code | 8 codes
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Website saarc-sec | |||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "SAARC Secretary General Weerakoon assumes office". Nepal Foreign Affairs.
- "World Urbanization Prospects — Population Division — United Nations". un.org. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". imf.org.
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