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Economic Cooperation Organization

Logo of  Economic Cooperation Organization Persian: سازمان همکاری اقتصادیUrdu: اقتصادی تعاون تنظیمTurkish: Ekonomik İşbirliği TeşkilatıAzerbaijani: İqtisadi Əməkdaşlıq TəşkilatıUzbek: Iqtisodiy Hamkorlik TashkilotiUzbek Cyrillic: Иқтисодий Ҳамкорлик ТашкилотиTajik: Ташкилоти ҳамкории иқтисодӣPashto: اقتصادي همکاريو د سازمانKazakh: Экономикалық ынтымақтастық ұйымыKyrgyz: Экономикалык Кызматташтык Уюмунун
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Motto: "Sustainable socioeconomic development for people of the region"
Member states of the ECO
Member states of the ECO
Headquarters Tehran, Iran
Official languages English
Demonym Eurasian
Member states
Leaders
Halil İbrahim Akça
Area
• Total
7,937,197 km2 (3,064,569 sq mi) (6th)
• Water (%)
6.8
Population
• 2010 estimate
416,046,863 (3rd)
• Density
52/km2 (134.7/sq mi)
GDP (PPP) 2015 estimate
• Total
US $4.7 trillion (5th)
GDP (nominal) 2015 estimate
• Total
US $1.9 trillion (8th)
Currency
Time zone (UTC+2 to +5)
Calling code
Persian:
سازمان همکاری اقتصادی
Urdu:
اقتصادی تعاون تنظیم
Turkish: Ekonomik İşbirliği Teşkilatı
Azerbaijani: İqtisadi Əməkdaşlıq Təşkilatı
Uzbek: Iqtisodiy Hamkorlik Tashkiloti
Uzbek Cyrillic: Иқтисодий Ҳамкорлик Ташкилоти
Tajik: Ташкилоти ҳамкории иқтисодӣ
Pashto:
اقتصادي همکاريو د سازمان
Kazakh: Экономикалық ынтымақтастық ұйымы
Kyrgyz: Экономикалык Кызматташтык Уюмунун

The Economic Cooperation Organisation or ECO (Persian: سازمان همکاری اقتصادی‎‎, Urdu: اقتصادی تعاون تنظیم‎, Turkish: Ekonomik İşbirliği Teşkilatı, Kazakh: Экономикалық ынтымақтастық ұйымы, Uzbek: Iqtisodiy Hamkorlik Tashkiloti, Kyrgyz: Экономикалык Кызматташтык Уюмунун, Azerbaijani: İqtisadi Əməkdaşlıq Təşkilatı, Tajik: Ташкилоти ҳамкории иқтисодӣ, Pashto: اقتصادي همکاريو د سازمان‎) is a Eurasian political and economic intergovernmental organization which was founded in 1985 in Tehran by the leaders of Iran, Pakistan and Turkey. It provides a platform to discuss ways to improve development and promote trade and investment opportunities. The ECO is an ad hoc organization under the United Nations Charter (Chap. VIII). The objective is to establish a single market for goods and services, much like the European Union. ECO's secretariat and cultural department are located in Tehran, its economic bureau is in Turkey and its scientific bureau is situated in Pakistan.


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