African Economic Community
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Pillars
regional
blocs (REC) |
Area (km²) |
Population |
GDP (PPP) ($US) |
Member
states |
| in millions |
per capita |
| AEC |
29,910,442 |
853,520,010 |
2,053,706 |
2,406 |
53 |
| ECOWAS |
5,112,903 |
251,646,263 |
342,519 |
1,361 |
15 |
| ECCAS |
6,667,421 |
121,245,958 |
175,928 |
1,451 |
11 |
| SADC |
9,882,959 |
233,944,179 |
737,335 |
3,152 |
15 |
| EAC |
1,817,945 |
124,858,568 |
104,239 |
1,065 |
5 |
| COMESA |
12,873,957 |
406,102,471 |
735,599 |
1,811 |
20 |
| IGAD |
5,233,604 |
187,969,775 |
225,049 |
1,197 |
7 |
Western
Sahara 1 |
266,000 |
273,008 |
? |
? |
N/A 2 |
Other
African
blocs |
Area (km²) |
Population |
GDP (PPP) ($US) |
Member
states |
| in millions |
per capita |
| CEMAC 3 |
3,020,142 |
34,970,529 |
85,136 |
2,435 |
6 |
| SACU 3 |
2,693,418 |
51,055,878 |
541,433 |
10,605 |
5 |
| UEMOA 3 |
3,505,375 |
80,865,222 |
101,640 |
1,257 |
8 |
| UMA 4 |
5,782,140 |
84,185,073 |
491,276 |
5,836 |
5 |
| GAFTA 5 |
5,876,960 |
166,259,603 |
635,450 |
3,822 |
5 |
1 The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is a
signatory to the AEC, but not participating in any bloc yet
2 Majority under military occupation by Morocco; some
territory administered by the SADR
3 Economic bloc inside a pillar REC
4 Proposed for pillar REC, but objecting participation
5 Non-African members of GAFTA are excluded from figures
smallest value among the blocs compared largest value among the blocs compared During 2004. Source: CIA World Factbook 2005, IMF WEO Database
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Most active regional blocs
(as of 2004,citation needed except as noted)
| Regional bloc1 |
Area |
Population |
GDP ($US) |
Member
states1 |
| km² |
sq mi |
in millions (PPP) |
in millions (nominal) |
per capita (PPP) |
per capita (nominal) |
| AU |
29,797,500 |
11,504,879 |
897,548,804 |
1,515,000 |
1,131,850 |
1,896 |
1,261 |
53 |
| ASEAN (2007 est.) |
4,497,493 |
1,736,000 |
566,500,000 |
3,115,480 |
1,173,000 |
5,541 |
2,041 |
10 |
| CACM |
422,614 |
163,172 |
37,816,598 |
159,536 |
84,792 |
4,219 |
2,242 |
5 |
| CARICOM |
462,344 |
178,512 |
14,565,083 |
64,219 |
24,020 |
4,409 |
1,649 |
(14+1)3 |
| CCASG / GCC |
2,285,844 |
882,569 |
35,869,438 |
536,223 |
717,800 |
14,949 |
20,011 |
6 |
| CEFTA |
298,148 |
115,116 |
28,929,682 |
222,041 |
122,001 |
7,675 |
4,217 |
(7+1)3 |
| EU (2007 est.) |
4,324,782 |
1,669,808 |
497,000,000 |
14,953,000 |
16,574,000 |
28,213 |
33,482 |
27 |
| EurAsEC |
20,789,100 |
8,026,720 |
208,067,618 |
1,689,137 |
1,125,528 |
8,118 |
5,409 |
6 |
| EFTA (2007 est.) |
529,600 |
204,480 |
12,660,623 |
567,500 |
743,300 |
44,828 |
60,000 |
4 |
| GAFTA |
9,421,946 |
3,637,834 |
280,727,416 |
1,341,298 |
N/A |
4,778 |
N/A |
(16+1)3 |
| GUAM |
810,506 |
312,938 |
63,764,600 |
456,173 |
106,469 |
7,154 |
1,670 |
4 |
| NAFTA (2007 est.) |
21,783,850 |
8,410,792 |
445,000,000 |
15,857,000 |
15,723,000 |
35,491 |
35,564 |
3 |
| PARTA |
528,151 |
203,920 |
7,810,905 |
23,074 |
N/A |
2,954 |
N/A |
(12+2)3 |
| SAARC |
5,136,740 |
1,983,306 |
1,467,255,669 |
4,074,031 |
N/A |
2,777 |
N/A |
8 |
| Unasur / Unasul |
17,339,153 |
6,694,684 |
370,158,470 |
2,868,430 |
N/A |
7,749 |
N/A |
12 |
UN and countries
for reference2 |
Area |
Population |
GDP ($US) |
Units4 |
| km² |
sq mi |
in millions (PPP) |
in millions (nominal) |
per capita (PPP) |
per capita (nominal) |
| UN |
133,178,011 |
51,420,318 |
6,411,682,270 |
55,167,630 |
48,245,198 |
8,604 |
7,524 |
192 |
| Brazil (2007 est.) |
8,514,877 |
3,287,612 |
183,888,841 |
1,804,000 |
1,067,706 |
10,073 |
6,842 |
27 |
| Canada (2007 est.) |
9,984,670 |
3,855,103 |
33,000,000 |
1,274,000 |
1,406,000 |
38,200 |
42,738 |
13 |
| India (2007 est.) |
3,287,590 |
1,269,346 |
1,120,000,000 |
4,726,000 |
1,089,000 |
4,182 |
1,004 |
35 |
| Japan (2007 est.) |
377,873 |
145,898 |
127,433,494 |
4,346,000 |
4,346,000 |
33,800 |
38,341 |
47 |
| PR China5 (2007 est.) |
9,596,960 |
3,705,407 |
1,321,851,888 |
7,043,000 |
3,420,000 |
5,300 |
2,800 |
33 |
| Russia (2007 est.) |
17,075,200 |
6,592,772 |
142,500,000 |
2,076,000 |
1,286,000 |
14,600 |
9,056 |
83 |
| USA (2007 est.) |
9,826,630 |
3,794,083 |
302,000,000 |
13,543,000 |
13,794,700 |
43,500 |
45,594 |
50 |
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Source: CIA World Factbook 2005, IMF WEO Database, IMF nominal figures for 2006.citation needed
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Footnotes
1 Including data only for full and most active members.
2 Including the largest five countries by area, population (not #4), GDP (PPP) (not #5), and GDP (nominal) (not #3 or #5).
3 Including non-sovereign autonomous areas of other states.
4 Members or administrative divisions.
5 Data for the People's Republic of China does not include Hong Kong, Macau, or Republic of China (Taiwan).
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