Central American integration system

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Central American integration system
SICA

Logo of the Central American Integration System

Flag of the Central American Integration System

Member States
Spanish System of the Integración Centroamericana
Organization type Regional political cooperation
Seat of the organs San Salvador ( El Salvador )
Secretary General Juan Daniel Inglés
Parliamentary Assembly Guatemala City
Member States 8th
Official and working languages
surface 559,959 km²
population 54 million (2014)
Population density 97 inhabitants per km²
gross domestic product 261 billion US $ (2013)
Gross domestic product per inhabitant US $ 4,815
founding

December 13, 1991

Currencies
Time zone UTC-6 to UTC-4
Subsidiary organizations
  • Central American Court of Justice
  • Central American Youth Orchestra
http://www.sica.int

The Central American Integration System ( Spanish Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana , SICA ) is an intergovernmental organization of Central American states. It was founded on December 13, 1991 by Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama through the signing of the Tegucigalpa Protocol and thus succeeded the Organization of the Central American States .

The system was developed taking into account previous experience for the association and the history of the region. On this basis, their primary objective was defined: the integration of Central America to create a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development based on respect, protection and human rights .

Members
  1. Full members
    1. BelizeBelize Belize
    2. Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica
    3. Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Dominican Republic
    4. El SalvadorEl Salvador El Salvador
    5. GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala
    6. HondurasHonduras Honduras
    7. NicaraguaNicaragua Nicaragua
    8. PanamaPanama Panama
  2. observer
    1. ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
    2. BrazilBrazil Brazil
    3. ChileChile Chile (since June 27, 2008)
    4. GermanyGermany Germany (since June 27, 2008)
    5. ItalyItaly Italy
    6. JapanJapan Japan
    7. MexicoMexico Mexico
    8. SpainSpain Spain
    9. TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan

At a summit in December 2008, the Central American states agreed on the introduction of a common currency, the introduction of a Central American passport and a 41-point economic plan to deal with the consequences of the global financial crisis . Among other things, a regional aid fund for the agricultural, service and trade sectors is to be set up. The summit participants also announced a standardization of laws in the areas of immigration, education and security.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1] World Factbook, 2014
  2. ↑ List of countries according to gross domestic product
  3. ↑ [2] Latina-press.com
  4. ↑ Central American countries agree on a single currency. In: the standard. December 6, 2008, accessed September 4, 2011 .