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PAMA Global Abacus Mental Arithmetic Association is a non-profit federation of abacus and mental arithmetic schools, founded in 1999. Its Secretariat is in Taipei, Taiwan.
PAMA exists to promote abacus and mental arithmetic education. Learning the abacus builds a child’s concentration and helps them learn, and a skill shared across borders brings people from different countries together.
Members teach one syllabus, run one certification exam and meet once a year at the PAMA International Competition, held in a different member country each time. Malaysia hosted the 23rd in 2025; the 24th takes place in Moscow, Russia, on 26–27 December 2026.
Several organisations do similar work. PAMA is the most representative of them, for its size and its regular competitions.
- FoundedSecretariat in Taipei
- 1999
- Member countries23 member organisations
- 22
- CompetitionsHeld in member countries since 1999
- 23
- ContinentsAsia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, North America
- 5
Members
23 member organisations in 22 countries: Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Palestine, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, U.A.E., Uzbekistan, Vietnam.
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