Back Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap AF مجموعة تنمية الجنوب الإفريقي Arabic Comunidá de Desenvolvimientu d'África Austral AST Cənubi Afrika İnkişaf Birliyi AZ Көньяҡ Африка үҫеше берләшмәһе BA Садружнасць Развіцця краін Паўднёвай Афрыкі BE Общност за развитие на държавите от Южна Африка Bulgarian Comunitat pel Desenvolupament de l’Àfrica del Sud Catalan Jihoafrické rozvojové společenství Czech Southern African Development Community Danish
Southern African Development Community 4 other official names:
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| Motto: "Towards a Common Future" | |
| Anthem: "SADC Anthem" | |
 Map of Africa indicating SADC (light green) and SADC+SACU (dark green) members | |
| Headquarters | Gaborone |
| Largest city | Kinshasa |
| Working languages | |
| Type | Intergovernmental |
| Membership | |
| Leaders | |
• Summit Chairperson |  Emmerson Mnangagwa |
• Council Chairperson | Frederick Shava |
• SADC PF Chairperson |  Roger Mancienne |
• SADC Tribunal President | Disbanded |
• Executive Secretary |  Elias Mpedi Magosi |
| Legislature | SADC Parliamentary Forum |
| Establishment | |
• as SADCC | 1 April 1980 |
• as SADC | 17 August 1992 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,672,702[1] km2 (3,734,651 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate |  363,222,621[2] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total |  $597.8 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $1,649 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 to +4 |
| Drives on | Right (in Angola, Comoros, DR Congo and Madagascar) left (in the rest of SADC) |
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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana.
- ^ "Land area (sq. km) - South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, Angola, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe". World Bank. 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Population, total - South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, Angola, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe". World Bank. 2021. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "GDP (current US$) - South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, Angola, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe". World Bank. 2021. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2021.