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)
Logo
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.