Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Numbers(1/9)

Iran on Tuesday officially became the ninth member state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a comprehensive regional cooperation organization that covers the largest area and population on the globe. Since its establishment, the SCO, guided by the Shanghai Spirit, has continuously consolidated good neighborliness and political mutual trust between member states, deepened cooperation in various sectors, and played an important and constructive role in international and regional affairs. In a world reeling from turmoil, disorder and increasing instability, and fraught with uncertainties and unpredictable factors, the SCO shines hope in helping steer the world out of its current predicaments.