Organisation o American States

Organisation o American States Organization of American States  () Organisation des États américains  () Organização dos Estados Americanos  () Organización de los Estados Americanos  ()
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Motto:  "Democracy for peace, security, and development"
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Offeecial leids	Spaingie Inglis Portuguese French
Demonym(s)	American
Member states	35 states Antigua an Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivie Brazil Canadae Chile Colombie Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Saunt Kitts an Nevis Saunt Lucia Saunt Vincent an the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Unitit States Uruguay Venezuela
Leaders
• Secretar General	Luis Almagro
• Assistant Secretar General	Nestor Mendez
Establishment
• Chairter	30 Apryle 1948
Aurie
• Total	40,275,678 km2 (15,550,526 sq mi)
Population
• 2008 estimate	980,457,921
• Density	24/km2 (62.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-10 to +0
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The Organisation o American States (Inglis: Organization of American States, Spaingie: Organización de los Estados Americanos, Portuguese: Organização dos Estados Americanos, French: Organisation des États américains), or the OAS or OEA, is a continental organisation foondit on 30 Apryle 1948, for the purposes o regional solidarity an cooperation amang its member states.