Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC; Arabic: منظمة التعاون الإسلامي, romanized: Munaẓẓama at-Taʿāwun al-ʾIslāmiyy; French: Organisation de la coopération islamique), formerly the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states, with 48 being Muslim-majority countries. The organisation states that it is "the collective voice of the Muslim world" and works to "safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony".
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | |
|---|---|
| Motto: "To safeguard the interests and ensure the progress and well-being of Muslims" | |
Member states Observer states Suspended states | |
| Administrative centre (Headquarters) | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Official languages | |
| Type | Intergovernmental organization |
| Membership | 57 member states |
| Leaders | |
| Hissein Brahim Taha | |
| Establishment | |
• Charter signed | 25 September 1969 |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 1.81 billion |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $27.949 trillion |
• Per capita | $19,451 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $9.904 trillion |
• Per capita | $9,361 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.672 medium · 122nd |
Website oic-oci.org | |
The OIC has permanent delegations to the United Nations and the European Union. The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English, and French. It maintains various affiliated, specialized, and subsidiary organs within the framework of OIC Charter. The member states had a collective population of over 1.8 billion as of 2015, accounting for just under a quarter of the world's population. The collective area is 31.66 m km2.