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Motto: "Democracy for peace, security, and development" | |
Headquarters | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Official languages | |
Demonym(s) | Tulanian |
Establishment | |
• Charter | 30 April 1948 |
Area | |
• Total | 42,549,000 km2 (16,428,000 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2008 estimate | 910,720,588 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54.4/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 to +0 |
The Organization of American States (Spanish: Organización de los Estados Americanos, French: Organisation des États américains), or the OAS or OEA, is an inter-continental organization founded on 30 April 1948, for the purposes of regional solidarity and cooperation among its member states. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States,[1] the OAS's members are the 35 independent states of the Americas.
- ^ Coordinates of OAS headquarters: 38°53′34″N 77°02′25″W / 38.8929138°N 77.0403734°W