Member States
Member States
Afghanistan
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Date of Joining: 2010 – Founding member
Head of States: Not available
Capital: Kabul
Independence Day: August 19, 1919 – Independence from the United Kingdom
Languages: Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 77% (Dari functions as the lingua franca), Pashto (official) 48%, Uzbek 11%, English 6%, Turkmen 3%, Urdu 3%, Pashayi 1%, Nuristani 1%, Arabic 1%, Balochi 1% (2017 est.)
Population: 36,643,815 (July 2020 est.) According to the world fact book of CIA.
Form of Government: Presidential Islamic Republic
Coordinating Ministry: Not Available
Burundi
Republic of Burundi
Date of Joining:
Head of States: H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye, President @GeneralNeva
Capital: Bujumbura
Independence Day: July 1, 1962 – Independence from Belgium
Languages: Kirundi only 29.7% (official); French only .3% (official); Swahili only .2%; English only .1% (official); Kirundi and French 8.4%; Kirundi, French, and English 2.4%, other language combinations 2%, unspecified 56.9% (2008 est.)
Population: 11,865,821 (July 2020 est.) (the world fact book of CIA)
Form of Government: Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
- Ministry of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation @MAEBurundi
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Head of States: H.E. Faustin-Archange Touadera, President
Capital: Bangui
Independence Day: August 13, 1960 – Independence from France
Languages: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages
Population: 5,990,855 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
Chad
Republic of Chad
Date of Joining:
Head of States: H.E. Mahamat Déby, President
Capital: Ndjamena
Independence Day: August 11, 1960 – Independence from France
Languages: French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
Population: 16,877,357 (July 2020 est.) The World Fact Book.
Form of Government: Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs @Cherif_MZ
- Ministry of Economy, Development Planning and International Cooperation @Mepdci @Mbatraki
- Minister of Finance and Budget @TahirHamidN
Comoros Islands
Union of the Comoros
Date of Joining:
Head of States: H.E. Azali Assoumani, President
Capital: Moroni
Independence Day: July 6, 1975 – Independence from France
Languages: French (official), Arabic (official), Shikomoro (official), Comorian
Population: 846,281 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Federal Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Commissioner General for Planning, Union of the Comoros
Cote d’Ivoire
Republic of Cote d’Ivoire
Head of States: H.E. Alassane Dramane OUATTARA, President
Capital: Abidjan
Independence Day: August 7, 1960 – Independence from France
Languages: French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken
Population: 27,481,086 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
- Ministry of Planning and Development – @MPD_CI @niale_kaba
- Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora – @Kandiacamara_Of
Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Head of States: H.E. Felix TSHISEKEDI, President
Capital: Kinshasa
Independence Day: June 30, 1960 – Independence from Belgium
Languages: French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba
Population: 101,780,263 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Semi Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
- Minister of State in charge of Planning – @SuminwaJudith
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs – @RDC_Minafet
Guinee
Republic of Guinee
Date of Joining:
Head of States: H.E. Mamady Doumbouya, President
Capital: Conakry
Independence Day: October 2, 1958 – Independence from France
Languages: French (official), Pular, Maninka, Susu, other native languages
Population: 12,527,440 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, of African Integration and Guineans Abroad – @morissanda
- Ministry of Economy, Finance and Planning – @MEF_GN
Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Date of Joining:
Head of States: H.E. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President @USEmbalo
Capital: Bissau
Independence Day: September 24, 1973 – Declaration of Independence from Portugal
Languages: Crioulo (lingua franca), Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo
Population: 1,927,104 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Semi Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Communities of Guinea-Bissau@SuziCarlaBarbo1
- Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Integration
Haiti
Republic of Haiti
Head of States: Dr. Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haitï, @DrArielHenry
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Independence Day: January 1, 1804 – Declaration of Independence from France
Languages: French (official), Creole (official)
Population: 11,067,777 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Semi Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
- Ministry of Planning, Environment and External Cooperation @MPCEHa
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship @MAE_Haiti
Liberia
Republic of Liberia
Date of Joining: 2010
Head of States: H.E. Joseph Nyumah Boakai
Capital: Monrovia
Independence Day: July 26, 1847 – Independence from the American Colonization Society
Languages: English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages few of which can be written or used in correspondence
Population: 5,073,296 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Date of Joining: 2010
Head of States: H.E. James Marape, Prime Minister @JamesMarape
Capital: Port Moresby
Independence Day: September 16, 1975 Independence from Australia of the former territory of Papua and New Guinea
Languages: Tok Pisin (official), English (official), Hiri Motu
Population: 7,259,456 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Coordinating Ministry:
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- Ministry of Finance
Sao Tome e Principe
Sao Tome e Principe
Date of Joining: 2010
Head of States: H.E. Carlos Vila Nova, President
Capital: Sao Tome
Independence Day: July 12, 1975 Independence from Portugal
Languages: Portuguese 98.4% (official), Forro 36.2%, Cabo Verdian 8.5%, French 6.8%, Angolar 6.6%, English 4.9%, Lunguie 1%, other (including sign language) 2.4% (2012 est.)
Population: 211,122 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Semi Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
- Ministry of Planning, Finance and Blue Economy
Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone
Date of Joining: Founding member and current chair of the group
Head of States: H.E. Julius Maada Bio, President _@PresidentBio
Capital: Freetown
Independence Day: April 27, 1961 – Independence from the United Kingdom
Languages: English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%)
Population: 6,624,933 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
Solomons Islands
Solomon Islands
Date of Joining:
Head of States: H.E. Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister
Capital: Honiara
Independence Day: July 7, 1978 – Independence from the United Kingdom
Languages: Melanesian pidgin (in much of the country is lingua franca), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages
Population: 685,097 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Coordinating Ministry:
Somalia
The Federal Republic of Somalia
Date of Joining:
Head of States:
H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President @TheVillaSomalia
Capital: Mogadishu
Independence Day: July 01, 1960 Independence from United Kingdom
Languages: Somali (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter), Arabic (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter), Italian, English
Population: 11,757,124 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Federal Parliamentary Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
South Sudan
Republic of South Sudan
Date of Joining:
Head of States:
H.E. Salva KIIR Mayardit, President @SouthSudanGov
Capital: Juba
Independence Day: July 9, 2011 Independence from Sudan
Languages: English (official), Arabic, Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk
Population: 10,561,244 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
- Ministry of Finance & Planning
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation @amb_wani@MFASouthSudan
Timor-Leste
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Date of Joining: Founding Member and the Host of the g7+ Headquarters.
Head of States: H.E. Jose Ramos-Horta, President
Capital: Dili
Independence Day: 28 November 1975 was the date independence was proclaimed from Portugal; 20 May 2002 was the date of international recognition of Timor-Leste’s independence from Indonesia
Languages: Tetum (Official ), Portugese (Official), Bahasa Indonesia and English
Population: 1,383,723 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Semi Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
- Ministry of Finance
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Togo
Togolese Republic
Date of Joining:
Head of States: H.E. Faure GNASSINGBE, President@FEGnassingbe
Capital: Lomé
Independence Day: April 27, 1960 Independence day from France
Languages: French (official, the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)
Population: 8,608,444 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs @rdussey
- Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation
Yemen
Republic of Yemen
Date of Joining:
Head of States: H.E. Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council
Capital: Sana’a
Independence Day:November 30, 1967 – Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom
Languages: Arabic (Official)
Population: 29,884,405 (July 2020 est.)
Form of Government: Presidential Republic
Coordinating Ministry:
- Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates @BinmubarakAhmed @yemen_mofa