Ibero-American States Organization

Organization of Ibero-American States Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos  (Spanish) Organização dos Estados Ibero-americanos  (Portuguese)
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Members (green) of the Organization of Ibero-American States.
Headquarters	Madrid, Spain
Languages	Spanish Portuguese
Membership	22 sovereign states 1 dependent territory
Leaders
• Honorary President	King Felipe VI
• Secretary General	Paulo Speller
•	1949
•	1985
Area
• Total	21,462,574 km2 (8,286,746 sq mi)
Population
• 2005 estimate	712,974,000
• Density	61.09/km2 (158.2/sq mi)

The Organization of Ibero-American States (Portuguese: Organização dos Estados Ibero-americanos, Spanish: Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos, usually abbreviated OEI), formally the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture, is an international organization whose members are the Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking nations of the Americas and Europe and Equatorial Guinea in Africa. Its purpose is to promote intergovernmental cooperation among its member nations which will aid the planning and development of regional projects in education, science, technology and the arts. OEI members include Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. Its General Secretariat is located in Madrid, with regional offices in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Spain, Mexico and Peru and field offices in Chile, Honduras, Nicaragua and Paraguay. Financing of OEI operations and programs is derived from obligatory quotas and voluntary contributions from the governments of member nations and private cultural and educational institutions and foundations. The honorary president of the organization is King Felipe VI of Spain.