Southern African Development Community

Southern African Development Community (in other official languages) Afrikaans Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap French Communauté de développement d'Afrique australe Portuguese Comunidade para o Desenvolvimento da África Austral Swahili Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Nchi za Kusini mwa Afrika
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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	English French Portuguese Swahili
Demonym	Southern African
Type	Intergovernmental
Membership	16 states Angola Botswana Comoros DR Congo Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe
Leaders
• Summit Chairperson	Cyril Ramaphosa
• Council Chairperson	Ronald Lamola
• SADC PF Chairperson	Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko
• 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 km2 (3,734,651 sq mi)
Population
• 2026 estimate	430.51 million
GDP (PPP)	2026 estimate
• Total	$2.62 trillion
• Per capita	$6,086
GDP (nominal)	2026 estimate
• Total	$957.38 billion
• Per capita	$2,224
Time zone	UTC+1 to +4
Website www.sadc.int

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana.