List of 57 Countries in Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation flag

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation flag

The OIC, an abbreviation for Organization of Islamic Cooperation was founded in 1969, comprising of 57 member states. It is headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and has many subsidiaries. Its main goal is to provide grounds for the collective voice of the Muslim world while also safeguarding their interests and maintaining international peace. Its member states have majority of Islamic states. It has three official languages including, Arabic, English and French. Further, it is to be noted that the OIC is considered to be one of the largest IGOs and is considered to be second after the United Nations. Though it has a large size of representation, it is also one of the most under researched IGO. It strives to achieve its primary objective which is to enhance trade cooperation between its members to reach the Islamic economic integration which will lead to creation of Islamic Common market.
57 Member Countries

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Benin

Brunei Darussalam

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Chad

Comoros

Côte d'Ivoire

Djibouti

Egypt

Gabon

Gambia

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Lebanon

Libya

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Mauritania

Morocco

Mozambique

Niger

Nigeria

Oman

Pakistan

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Somalia

Sudan

Suriname

Syrian Arab Republic

Tajikistan

Togo

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Uganda

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Yemen