Which of the following countries is a member of The Indian Ocean Rim Association?

I)   Indonesia

II)  Mozambique

III) Australia

IV) Yemen

Solution

The Indian Ocean Rim Association includes 23 countries from Africa, West Asia, South Asia, South East Asia, Australia and littoral states situated in and around the Indian Ocean. Consequently, an Indian Ocean Rim Initiative was formed by South Africa and India. Mauritius and Australia were subsequently brought in. In March 1997, the IOR-ARC was formally launched, with seven additional countries as members: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Yemen, Tanzania, Madagascar and Mozambique.  The Association comprises 23 Member States, the Indian Ocean Tourism Organisation and the Indian Ocean Research Group have observer status.  Australia  Bangladesh  Comoros  France  India  Indonesia  Iran  Kenya  Madagascar  Malaysia  Maldives  Mauritius  Mozambique  Oman  Seychelles  Singapore  Somalia  South Africa  Sri Lanka  Tanzania  Thailand  United Arab Emirates  Yemen