Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | |
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 Flag | |
 Member states Observer states Blocked states Suspended states | |
| Administrative center |  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Official languages |
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| Type | Religious |
| Membership | 53 member states* |
| Leaders | |
• Secretary-General | Yousef Al-Othaimeen |
| Establishment | |
• Charter signed | 25 September 1969 |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 2.1 billion |
Website http://www.oic-oci.org/ | |
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is an international group. It has over 55 member states. The organisation tries to be the voice of the Muslim world. They try to safeguard the interests and the progress and well-being of Muslims.
The OIC has a permanent delegation to the United Nations. It is the largest international organisation outside of the United Nations.[1] The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English, French, Persian and Turkish.
It was founded in 1969 and originally had 25 members and changed its original name on 28 June 2011 from the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to its current name.[2]
Member states
[change | change source]Africa
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Asia
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Europe
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South America
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ US Department of State. "Special Envoy to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC)". Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ↑ OIC changes name, emblem Archived 2014-10-23 at the Wayback Machine Pakistan Observer
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