SAARC members
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
The SAARC is a trade agreement of currently 8 countries in South Asia.
All member states comprise a total area of 5.14 million km² and about 1.84 billion people. This is 3.4% of the habitable area around the world and 24% of the world population. With an economic output of 3,591.84 bn US dollars annually, they represent around 4 percent of the global economy.

Country | Commencement | Population | Area |
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Afghanistan | 2007 | 38.04 M | 653,000 km² |
Bangladesh | 1985 | 163.05 M | 148,000 km² |
Bhutan | 1985 | 0.76 M | 38,000 km² |
India | 1985 | 1,366.42 M | 3,287,000 km² |
Maldives | 1985 | 0.53 M | 300 km² |
Nepal | 1985 | 28.61 M | 147,000 km² |
Pakistan | 1985 | 216.57 M | 796,000 km² |
Sri Lanka | 1985 | 21.80 M | 66,000 km² |