Pacific Alliance
| Alianza del Pacifico | |
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 Pacific Alliance logo |
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 Member states of the Pacific Alliance |
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| German name | Pacific Alliance |
| English name | Pacific Alliance |
| Organization type | Free trade area |
| Chair | President pro tempore Martín Vizcarra
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| Member States | 4 : |
| Associate members |
4: |
| Official and working languages | |
| surface | 5,144,603 km² |
| population | 218,536,683 (2016) |
| Population density | 42.5 inhabitants per km² |
| gross domestic product | 2.228 billion US $ (2015) |
| Gross domestic product per inhabitant | 10,703 US $ (2015) |
| founding |
June 6, 2012 |
| alianzapacifico.net | |
The Pacific Alliance or Pacific Alliance (Spanish: Alianza del Pacífico ) is a Latin American free trade area founded in 2012 by Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru to promote regional trade and economic integration as well as a customs union, travel and to guarantee the absence of a visa and a common stock exchange.
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On April 28, 2011, an agreement was signed in Lima (Peru) on the initiative of the then Peruvian President Alan García, establishing the four countries of Chile , Colombia , Mexico and Peru . The alliance was founded on June 6, 2012.
The four founding members Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru generated about 39% of the total GDP of Latin America in 2011 . At more than $ 2 trillion , its economic output was greater than that of the world's ninth largest nation, India . According to the World Trade Organization , the four countries exported goods worth more than 445 billion US dollars, outperforming the Mercosur trade union by almost 60%.
Costa Rica and Panama are currently candidates for full membership.
Experts refer to the Pacific Alliance as an economic strategic alliance with which the common interests of its Latin American member countries vis-à-vis the USA and Europe and especially in Asia are to be asserted and promoted. You operate very successfully a so-called "nation branding".
During the conference in Viña del Mar, Chile in March 2017, the option of associate member status was also created. The third round of talks took place in March 2018 and Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore were accepted as associate members.
Members and Associated States
The Pacific Alliance currently has four full members and four associate members. 54 states have observer status, 41 of which are outside the American double continent .
Full members
| Country | population | Land area (sq km) |
Ocean surface | Capital | Year of joining |
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 Chile
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16,634,603 | 743.812 | 12,290 | Santiago de Chile | 2012 |
 Colombia
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46,413,791 | 1,038,700 | 100.210 | Bogotá | 2012 |
 Mexico
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112,322,757 | 1,943,945 | 20,430 | Mexico city | 2012 |
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Peru
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29,546,963 | 1,279,996 | 5,220 | Lima | 2012 |
Associate members
- In America
- Outside America
Observer status
- In America
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- In Europe
- In Asia
- In Africa
Web links
- Official homepage (English, Spanish)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pacific Free Trade - Alliance: Four Latin American countries have forged growth pack - with success (Kölner Stadtanzeiger, April 20/21, 2013)
- ^ Pacific Alliance. In: cancilleria.gov.co. Retrieved May 24, 2013 .
- ^ Pacific Alliance founded in Lima. In: handelsblatt.com. April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011 .
- ↑ The Pacific Alliance: pivoting to Asia. AS / COA, May 22, 2013, accessed May 24, 2013 .
- ^ The Pacific Alliance: "Nation Branding" by Regional Organizations | GIGA. In: www.giga-hamburg.de. Retrieved August 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Alianza del Pacífico buscará incorporar países asociados. In: ElComercio.pe. March 15, 2017, Retrieved January 29, 2018 (Spanish).
- ↑ Avanzan negociaciones para sumar países a la Alianza del Pacífico. In: ElComercio.pe. February 3, 2018, accessed February 3, 2018 (Spanish).