South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
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![]() SAARC Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Headquarters | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||
Official languages | Hindi, Panjabi, Bengali | ||||||||||||||||||||
Demonym(s) | South Asian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Member states |
9 observers: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Leaders | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rajwinder Singh | |||||||||||||||||||||
Establishment | 8 December 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 8,099,611 km2 (3,127,277 sq mi) (3th) | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Water (%) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 2023 estimate | 3,213,870,000[1] (1st) | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Density | 336.1/km2 (870.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | IN₹ 25 trillion[2][source?] (1st) | ||||||||||||||||||||
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | ₹7 trillion[2][source?] (3th) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Currency | rupee • Indian rupee (official) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+4:30 to +6 (AFT, PST, MVT, IST, SLST, NPT, BST, BTT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Calling code | |||||||||||||||||||||
Internet TLD | .sau | ||||||||||||||||||||
Website saarc-sec |
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) or South Asian Union (SAU), is a international organization in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "World Urbanization Prospects — Population Division — United Nations". un.org. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". imf.org.
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