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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The supranational union has a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi), an estimated population of approximately 451 million (2025), and the EU member states generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around €18.802 trillion (2025), accounting for approximately one sixth of global economic output. The EU is often described as a sui generis political entity combining characteristics of both a federation and a confederation.
World Trade Organization
intergovernmental organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
international economic forum
Q4264
The Southern Common Market (commonly known by abbreviations Mercosur in Spanish and Mercosul in Portuguese) is a South American trade bloc established by the Treaty of Asunción in 1991 and Protocol of Ouro Preto in 1994. Its full members are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Venezuela is a full member but has been suspended since 1 December 2016. Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Suriname are associate countries.
Union of South American Nations
intergovernmental union
Eurasian Economic Union
economic organization of northern and central Asian and eastern European countries
European Free Trade Association
international trade organization and free trade area
North American Free Trade Agreement
trade bloc
Eastern Caribbean dollar
currency of all members of the OECS
Economic Community of West African States
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as CEDEAO in French and Portuguese) is a regional political and economic union of twelve countries of West Africa. Collectively, the present and former members comprise an area of and have an estimated population of over 424.34 million.
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf
regional intergovernmental political and economic union consisting of many Arab states of the Persian Gulf
Caribbean Community
International organization with 15 member states and 5 associate members in the Caribbean region
East African Community
intergovernmental bloc
Economic Cooperation Organization
founded in 1985 in Tehran by the leaders of Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey
Arab Maghreb Union
trade agreement among Arab countries
customs union
type of trade bloc with a free trade area and common external tariff
Central European Free Trade Agreement
organization
Union State
supranational entity consisting of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus
Andean Community
Integration organization of the Andean region of South America, formed by Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
intergovernmental organization of countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific
ALBA
ALBA or ALBA–TCP, formally the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America () or the '''Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples' Trade Treaty''' (), is an intergovernmental organization based on the idea of political and economic integration of Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Eurasian Economic Community
regional economic organisation in 2000 - 2015
Trans-Pacific Partnership
2016 proposed trade agreement
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
2020 Asia-Pacific free trade agreement
Washington Consensus
broad set of economic policies commonly prescribed by institutions based in Washington D.C. such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank
free trade area
region encompassing a trade bloc whose member countries have signed a free-trade agreement
Economic Community of Central African States
customs union
trade bloc
type of intergovernmental organization
Latin American Integration Association
intergovernmental regional integration organization
United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement
North American trade bloc
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Trade bloc in East Africa
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
free trade area
Central American Integration System
economic and political organization of Central American states
Lomé Convention
treaty
African Economic Community
international organization
Free Trade Area of the Americas
failed 2005 trade agreement for North and South America
Community of Sahel-Saharan States
International organization
African Continental Free Trade Area
free trade agreement founded in 2018 and commenced in 2021
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
multilateral free trade agreement and successor to TPP
South Asian Free Trade Area
multilateral trade agreement
economic and monetary union
trade bloc with a common tariff and currency
Latin American Free Trade Association
1962–1980 intergovernmental organisation
ASEAN–China Free Trade Area
Asian free-trade area
Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement
free trade agreement
G33
coalition of developing countries
Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement
Trade agreement
European Payments Union
former European organization
Yaoundé Convention
1963 convention between the EEC and AASM
free trade areas in Europe
free trade areas established in Europe
Council of Arab Economic Unity
organization
Closer Economic Relations
international relations
Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries
Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement
Trade agreement between four countries
European Monetary Agreement
European agreement establishing a multilateral financial settlement system
Council of the Americas
business organization whose goal is promoting free trade, democracy and open markets throughout the Americas
East Asian Community
proposed East-Southeast Asian trading bloc
Tripartite Free Trade Area
proposed trade agreement
Eurasian Economic Commission
executive body
Asia-Africa Growth Corridor
international economic cooperation agreement
Economic Partnership Agreements
economic partnership agreements between EU and ACP