Back Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap Afrikaans مجموعة تنمية الجنوب الإفريقي Arabic Comunidá de Desenvolvimientu d'África Austral AST Cənubi Afrika İnkişaf Birliyi Azerbaijani Көньяҡ Африка үҫеше берләшмәһе Bashkir Садружнасць Развіцця краін Паўднёвай Афрыкі Byelorussian Общност за развитие на държавите от Южна Африка Bulgarian Comunitat pel Desenvolupament de l’Àfrica del Sud Catalan Jihoafrické rozvojové společenství Czech Southern African Development Community Danish

Southern African Development Community

Southern African Development Community
4 other official names:
  • Communauté de développement d'Afrique australe (French)
  • Comunidade para o Desenvolvimento da África Austral (Portuguese)
  • Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap (Afrikaans)
  • Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Nchi za Kusini mwa Afrika (Swahili)
Flag of 4 other official names: Communauté de développement d'Afrique australe (French) Comunidade para o Desenvolvimento da África Austral (Portuguese) Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap (Afrikaans) Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Nchi za Kusini mwa Afrika (Swahili)
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Logo of 4 other official names: Communauté de développement d'Afrique australe (French) Comunidade para o Desenvolvimento da África Austral (Portuguese) Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap (Afrikaans) Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Nchi za Kusini mwa Afrika (Swahili)
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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
Map of Africa indicating SADC (light green) and SADC+SACU (dark green) members
HeadquartersGaborone
Largest cityKinshasa
Working languages
TypeIntergovernmental
Membership
16 states
Leaders
• Summit Chairperson
Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa
• Council Chairperson
Zimbabwe Frederick Shava
• SADC PF Chairperson
Seychelles Roger Mancienne
• SADC Tribunal
President
Disbanded
• Executive Secretary
Botswana Elias Mpedi Magosi
LegislatureSADC 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
Increase 363,222,621[2]
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total
Decrease $597.8 billion[3]
• Per capita
$1,649
Time zoneUTC+1 to +4
Drives onright (in Angola, Comoros, DR Congo and Madagascar)
left (in the rest of SADC)
Website
www.sadc.int

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana.

  1. ^ "Land area (sq. km) - South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, Angola, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe". World Bank. 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Population, total - South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, Angola, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe". World Bank. 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ "GDP (current US$) - South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, Angola, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe". World Bank. 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

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