Organization of American States
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| Motto: "Democracy for peace, security, and development" | ||||||
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| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. | |||||
| Official languages | ||||||
| Demonym | American | |||||
| Member states | ||||||
| Leaders | ||||||
| • | Secretary General | Luis Almagro | ||||
| • | Assistant Secretary General | Nestor Mendez | ||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| • | Charter | 30 April 1948 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| • | Total | 77,065,639 km2 29,674,856 sq mi | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| • | 2008 estimate | 910,720,588 | ||||
| • | Density | 12/km2 30/sq mi | ||||
| Time zone | (UTC-10 to +0) | |||||
| Website oas | ||||||
The Organization of American States (Spanish: Organización de los Estados Americanos, Portuguese: Organização dos 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.