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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Sustainable Development Sustainable Development: Science
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Democratic Republic of the Congo Latvia Belgium Algeria Mozambique United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Indonesia Benin Argentina Armenia Portugal Slovakia Italy Saudi Arabia Comoros Cameroon Chad Iran (Islamic Republic of) Côte D'Ivoire Czechia Cuba Central African Republic Egypt Bulgaria Russian Federation United States of America Niger New Zealand Togo Türkiye Philippines France Papua New Guinea Mongolia Singapore Azerbaijan Estonia Belarus Ireland Congo Iceland Republic of Korea Lithuania Austria Chile Albania Madagascar Malaysia Denmark Peru Canada Pakistan Colombia Viet Nam Japan Nigeria Norway China Spain Thailand Ukraine Sweden Cyprus South Africa Croatia Poland Zimbabwe Greece Ghana Romania Sri Lanka Slovenia United Republic of Tanzania Tunisia Brazil Netherlands Germany Australia Switzerland Burundi Finland India Mauritania Georgia Israel Morocco
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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