South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
economical, political and military Alliance of South Asian Nations in Nepal
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.
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
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_without_national_boundaries.svg) SAARC Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Member states Observer states | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
change- ↑ "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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