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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Sustainable Development Sustainable Development: Science
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Belgium Algeria Côte D'Ivoire Peru Spain Benin Switzerland Argentina Armenia France Cyprus Romania Comoros Viet Nam Croatia Cameroon Chad Nigeria Israel Central African Republic Bulgaria Thailand Japan Zimbabwe Ireland Italy Ghana South Africa Papua New Guinea United States of America Georgia Slovenia Philippines Republic of Korea Azerbaijan Czechia Iceland Iran (Islamic Republic of) Netherlands Belarus Congo Cuba Poland Sweden Togo Estonia United Republic of Tanzania Austria Democratic Republic of the Congo Chile Albania Sri Lanka Canada Malaysia Colombia Portugal Madagascar Slovakia Mongolia Germany Russian Federation China Singapore Egypt Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Morocco Saudi Arabia Mauritania Greece Lithuania Ukraine New Zealand Norway Pakistan Indonesia India Tunisia Brazil Australia Finland Mozambique Burundi Niger Denmark Latvia
Mission statement:	The International Geographical Union has the following aims: 1. to promote the study of geographical problems; 2. to initiate and co-ordinate geographical research requiring international co-operation and to promote its scientific discussion and publication; 3. to provide for the participation of geographers in the work of relevant international organizations; 4. to facilitate the collection and diffusion of geographical data and documentation in and between all member countries; 5. to promote International Geographical Congresses, regional conferences and specialized symposia related to the objectives of the Union; 6. to participate in any other appropriate form of international co-operation with the object of advancing the study and application of geography; 7. to promote international standardization or compatability of methods, nomenclature, and symbols employed in geography.
Year established:	1922

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