Andean Community

Andean Community
Comunidad Andina
Flag of the Andean Community
Flag
Motto: "Ésta es mi tierra, ésta es mi casa" (Spanish)
"This is my homeland, this is my home"
Seat of Secretariat Lima, Peru
Largest city Bogota, Colombia
Official languages
TypeTrade bloc
Member states
  • 4 full members
  • 5 associates
  • 4 observers
Leaders
• Secretary General
Jorge Hernando Pedraza
Establishment
• as the Andean Pact
1969
• as the CAN
1996
Area
• Total
1,470,702 sq mi (3,809,100 km2) (7th)
Population
• 2010 estimate
101,119,783b (12th)
GDP (PPP)2017 estimate
• Total
$902.86 billion[1][2][3][4] (9th)
• Per capita
$8,928.62
HDI (2017)0.781
high
Website
http://www.comunidadandina.org/
  1. Also the Community's working language.
  2. Combined member states' census estimates.

The Andean Community (Spanish: Comunidad Andina, CAN) is a free trade area with the objective of creating a customs union comprising the South American countries (Andean states) of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The trade bloc was called the Andean Pact until 1996 and came into existence when the Cartagena Agreement was signed in 1969. Its headquarters are in Lima, Peru.

The Andean Community has 113 million inhabitants over an area of 4,700,000 km2. Its GDP has gone up to US$745.300 billion in 2005, including Venezuela, which was a member at the time. Its estimated PPP of GDP for 2011 amounts to US$902.86 billion, excluding Venezuela.

  1. ^ "Ecuador". International Monetary Fund. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Bolivia". International Monetary Fund. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Colombia". International Monetary Fund. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Peru". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 6 May 2011.