D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation facts for kids

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D-9 Organization for Economic Cooperation

Members of D-8
Formation	1996 1997 (1 Summit)
Legal status	Intergovernmental organization
Headquarters	Istanbul, Turkey
Membership	9  Azerbaijan  Bangladesh  Egypt  Indonesia  Iran  Malaysia  Nigeria  Pakistan  Turkey
Secretary-General	Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam
President	Badr Abdul Ati
Chairman	Abdel Fattah Al Sisi

The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, also called Developing-8, is a group of nine countries working together. These countries are Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan joined the group on December 19, 2024. They work together to help their economies grow and develop.

Together, these nine countries have over 1.28 billion people. That's about 16% of the world's population! They cover a huge area of land, about 7.62 million square kilometers. In 2016, these countries traded about $65 billion worth of goods and services. By 2020, this trade grew to around $133 billion. In 2024, the total value of their economies was about $5.1 trillion. The D-8 group aims to increase their trade to $500 billion by 2030. They also plan to work more closely on things like farming, energy, and transportation.

What D-8 Aims to Do

The D-8 group focuses on helping its member countries grow and develop. They work on many important areas. These include money and banking, helping rural areas, science, technology, and improving people's lives. They also focus on farming, energy, the environment, and health.

Main Goals of D-8

When the D-8 group first met in Istanbul in 1997, they set out their main goals. They wanted to achieve social and economic development based on several key ideas:

• Choosing peace instead of fighting.
• Talking things through instead of arguing.
• Working together instead of taking advantage of others.
• Being fair to everyone.
• Treating everyone equally.
• Supporting democracy instead of unfair rule.

How D-8 Works to Achieve Goals

In 2006, at their meeting in Bali, the D-8 leaders showed how they put their goals into action. They promised to work together to solve economic differences within their countries. They also agreed to improve cooperation in energy, especially by finding new and renewable energy sources. The leaders stressed that D-8 is important for helping its member countries' economies grow and for boosting global trade.

How D-8 Is Organized

The D-8 organization has a clear structure to help it run smoothly.

The Summit

The Summit is the highest authority in D-8. It's like the main meeting where the leaders of each member country come together. These meetings happen every two years.

The Council

The Council is where important decisions are made. It's also a place to discuss issues. The foreign affairs ministers from each member country are part of the Council.

The Commission

The Commission is in charge of making sure things get done. Each member country appoints a Commissioner. These Commissioners are responsible for making sure their country follows the D-8's plans and rules.

Executive Director

An executive director is chosen by the D-8 members. This person helps with communication and oversees things during summits and other meetings.

D-8 Meetings (Summits)

The D-8 leaders meet regularly to discuss plans and progress. Here's a list of their past summits:

	Date	Host country	Host leader	Location held
1	June 1997	Turkey	Necmettin Erbakan	Istanbul
2	March 1999	Bangladesh	Sheikh Hasina	Dhaka
3	February 2001	Egypt	Hosni Mubarak	Cairo
4	February 2004	Iran	Mohammad Khatami	Tehran
5	May 2006	Indonesia	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono	Bali
6	July 2008	Malaysia	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	Kuala Lumpur
7	July 2010	Nigeria	Muhammadu Buhari	Abuja
8	November 2012	Pakistan	Asif Ali Zardari	Islamabad
9	October 2017	Turkey	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	Istanbul
10	April 2021	Bangladesh	Sheikh Hasina	Virtual
11	18-20 December 2024	Egypt	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi	Cairo
12	2026-2027	Indonesia

Countries in D-8

Here are the nine countries that are part of the D-8 group, along with some facts about them:

Country	Population (2024)	Nominal GDP (USD million) 2024	Nominal GDP per capita ($) 2024	PPP GDP (USD million) 2024	PPP GDP per capita ($) 2024	Life expectancy (years, avg. 2021)	HDI (2021)
Azerbaijan	10,353,296	78,749	7,641	199,195	19,328	72.9	0.760 (high)
Bangladesh	173,562,364	451,468	2,625	1,690,000	9,840	74.3	0.661 (medium)
Egypt	116,538,258	380,044	3,542	2,230,000	20,799	71.8	0.731 (high)
Indonesia	283,487,931	1,402,590	4,981	4,661,542	16,542	71.3	0.705 (high)
Iran	91,567,738	434,243	5,013	1,700,000	19,607	77.3	0.774 (high)
Malaysia	35,557,673	439,748	13,142	1,370,942	41,022	74.7	0.803 (very high)
Nigeria	232,679,478	372,970	1,637	1,490,000	6,543	62.6	0.535 (low)
Pakistan	251,269,164	374,595	1,588	1,580,000	6,715	68	0.544 (medium)
Turkey	87,473,805	1,344,318	15,666	3,460,000	40,283	78.6	0.838 (very high)
Average	142,498,856	586,525	6,204	2,042,409	20,075	72.0	0.705 (high)
Combined	1,282,489,707	5,278,725	N/A	18,381,679	N/A	N/A	N/A

Leaders of D-8

The D-8 organization has a Secretary-General who helps manage its activities. Here are the people who have held this important role:

No.	Name	Country of origin	Took office	Left office
1	Ayhan Kamel	Turkey	1997	2006
2	Dipo Alam	Indonesia	2006	2010
3	Widi Agoes Pratikto	Indonesia	2010	2012
4	Seyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi	Iran	2013	2017
5	Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari	Malaysia	2018	2021
6	Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam	Nigeria	2022	Present

Other D-8 Groups

The D-8 also has several other groups that work on specific areas:

• D-8 International University
• D-8 Map of Scientific Excellence and Collaboration (D8-MSEC)
• D-8 Network of Pioneers for Research and Innovation (D-8 NPRI)
• D-8 Technology Transfer and Exchange Network (D-8 TTEN)
• D-8 Health and Social Protection Programme (D-8 HSP)
• D-8 Research Center for Agriculture and Food Security

See also

In Spanish: D-8 para niños

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