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SCO Observatory → 25 Years

A single graphic summarising a quarter century of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Share this link directly, or use the download button on the graphic to save it as a PNG for a deck or a print.

INSTITUTE OF PEACE AND DIPLOMATIC STUDIES · CENTRE FOR SCO STUDIES25 Yearsof the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation2001 — 2026FULL MEMBER STATES, 6 TO 10200120052010201520202026FoundedShanghai. Six founding states.First enlargement+ India, + PakistanTenth member+ Belarus, first in Europe. Iran joined 2023.25th anniversaryBishkek. Largest summit, Tianjin, held 2025.10FULL MEMBERS26HEADS OF STATE SUMMITS3.47bnCOMBINED POPULATION$71.1tnCOMBINED GDP, PPP34.8m km²COMBINED LAND AREASCO Observatoryipd.org.pk/research-publications/sco-observatoryVersion 2.4 · Updated 4 September 2026

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