South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Secretary-General | 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 (1st) | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Density | 336.1/km2 (870.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | IN₹ 25 trillion[source?] (1st) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | ₹7 trillion[source?] (3th) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | rupee • Indian rupee (official) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 to +6 (AFT, PST, MVT, IST, SLST, NPT, BST, BTT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Calling code | 8 codes
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| Internet TLD | .sau | ||||||||||||||||||||
Website saarc-sec | |||||||||||||||||||||
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