Motto: 
"A Unitit an Strang Africae"
Anthem: 
Let Us Aw Unite an Celebrate Thegither [1]
An orthographic projection o the warld, heichlichtin the African Union an its member states (green).
Dark green: AU member states.
Licht green: Suspendit members.
Poleetical centres
Lairgest ceetyEgyp Cairo
Wirkin leids[2]
Demonym(s)African
TeepContinental union
Membership55 member states
Leaders
• Assembly Chair
Mauritanie Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
• Commission Chair
Chad Moussa Faki
• Pairliamentary Preses
Zimbabwe Fortune Z. Charumbira
LegislaturPan-African Pairliament
Establishment
• OAU Charter
25 Mey 1963; 60 years ago (1963-05-25)
• Abuja Treaty
3 Juin 1991
• Sirte Declaration
9 September 1999
Aurie
• Tot
29,865,860 km2 (11,531,270 sq mi)
Population
• 2013 estimate
1,053,136,000
• Density
33.9/km2 (87.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2013 estimate
• Total
US$3.345 trillion[3][4]
• Per capita
$3,176
GDP (nominal)2010 estimate
• Tot
US$1.971 trillion[5][6]
• Per capita
$1,681.12
Currency42 sillers
Time zoneUTC-1 to +4
Cawin code57 codes
Internet TLD.africa c
Wabsteid
au.int
  • a Seat o the African Union Commission.
  • b Seat o the Pan-African Pairliament.
  • c Proponed.

The African Union (AU) is a union consistin o aw 55 African kintras on the continent o Africae, extendin intae Asie throu the Sinai Peninsula in Egyp. It wis foondit on 26 Mey 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopie, an launched on 9 Julay 2002 in Sooth Africae, wae the aim o replacin the Organisation o African Unity (OAU) foondit on 25 Mey 1963 in Addis Ababa, wae the seegnaturs o 32 governments. The maist important deceesions o the AU ur made by the Assemmly o the African Union, a meetin held ilka twa year atween the heids o state an government o'ts member states. The AU's heid boady, the African Union Commission, works frae Addis Ababa.

References

  1. ↑ "African Union anthem, etc". Africamasterweb.com. Archived frae the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Art.11 AU Protocol on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union. Archived 2014-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". International Monetary Fund. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Report for Selected Country Groups and Subjects". IMF. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". IMF. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Report for Selected Country Groups and Subjects". IMF. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
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