Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Facts
- Includes China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan
- India, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan have observer status
- SCO has observer status at United Nations and Association of Southeastern Asian Nations
- While the organization's major focus is security issues, members also coordinate on politics, trade, science, and the environment
- Member states occupy more than 30 million square kilometers
- Member states are home to around 1.5 billion people - a quarter of the planet's population