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Southern African Development Community
Inter-governmental organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana.
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Southern African Development Community 4 other official names:
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Motto: "Towards a Common Future" | |
Anthem: "SADC Anthem" | |
![]() Map of Africa indicating SADC (light green) and SADC+SACU (dark green) members | |
Headquarters | Gaborone |
Largest city | Kinshasa |
Working languages | |
Type | Intergovernmental |
Membership | |
Leaders | |
• Summit Chairperson | ![]() |
• Council Chairperson | ![]() |
• SADC PF Chairperson | ![]() |
Disbanded | |
• Executive Secretary | ![]() |
Legislature | SADC Parliamentary Forum |
Establishment | |
• as SADCC | 1 April 1980 |
• as SADC | 17 August 1992 |
Area | |
• Total | 9,672,702[1] km2 (3,734,651 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | ![]() |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | ![]() |
• Per capita | $1,649 |
Time zone | UTC+1 to +4 |
Website www |
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