{"id":6467,"date":"2018-04-30T01:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T19:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/?p=6467"},"modified":"2023-01-26T08:31:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T12:31:02","slug":"what-are-saarc-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/world\/what-are-saarc-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"What are SAARC countries?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. The association has eight South Asian nations under its umbrella; Afghanistan<\/a>, Bangladesh<\/a>, Bhutan<\/a>, India<\/a>, Nepal<\/a>, Maldives<\/a>, Pakistan<\/a>, and Sri Lanka<\/a>. Together, they form 21% of the world’s population, 3% of the world’s land area, and 3.8% of the global economy. To learn about the groups, check our Country Groups<\/a> section.<\/p>\n

The association was founded in Dhaka on December 8th, 1985. Its headquarters are located in Kathmandu, Nepal. The organization\u2019s motto is to promote the development of regional and economic integration.<\/p>\n

There are Five broad spheres in which SAARC countries agreed to cooperate:<\/p>\n