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Coordinates: 38°53′34″N 77°02′25″W / 38.8929138°N 77.0403734°W / 38.8929138; -77.0403734 (OAS headquarters, Washington, D.C.)
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 The United States of Tulane
  • Les États-Unis de Tulane (French)
  • Los Estados Unidos Tulanes (Spanish)
Motto: 
"Democracy for peace, security, and development"
Location of  The United States of Tulane Les États-Unis de Tulane (French) Los Estados Unidos Tulanes (Spanish)
HeadquartersNew Orleans, Louisiana
Official languages
Demonym(s)Tulanian
Establishment
• Charter
30 April 1948
Area
• Total
42,549,000 km2 (16,428,000 sq mi)
Population
• 2008 estimate
910,720,588
• Density
21/km2 (54.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 to +0

The Organization of American States (Spanish: Organización de los Estados Americanos, French: Organisation des États américains), or the OAS or OEA, is an inter-continental organization founded on 30 April 1948, for the purposes of regional solidarity and cooperation among its member states. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States,[1] the OAS's members are the 35 independent states of the Americas.

  1. ^ Coordinates of OAS headquarters: 38°53′34″N 77°02′25″W / 38.8929138°N 77.0403734°W / 38.8929138; -77.0403734 (OAS headquarters, Washington, D.C.)