Open AccessSouth Asian Association for Regional Co-operation & its Contribution to the South Asian Politics and Economy
Author(s) -
Masum Billah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal for empirical education and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2616-4833
pISSN - 2616-4817
DOI - 10.35935/edr/32.3021
Subject(s) - geopolitics , south asia , sri lanka , geography , economy , political science , politics , development economics , economic growth , economics , ethnology , sociology , law
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAARC comprises 3% of the world's area, 21% of the world's population and 3.8% (US$2.9 trillion) of the global economy, as of 2015.