Caribbean Free Trade Association

Caribbean Free Trade Association
1965/1968–1974
A map of CARIFTA Member States (red) and other Commonwealth Caribbean territories (pink) that were eligible for simplified accession to CARIFTA. CARIFTA comprised all of the Commonwealth Caribbean except the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Anguilla (de facto)
A map of CARIFTA Member States (red) and other Commonwealth Caribbean territories (pink) that were eligible for simplified accession to CARIFTA. CARIFTA comprised all of the Commonwealth Caribbean except the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Anguilla (de facto)
StatusInternational organisation
Seat of SecretariatGeorgetown, Guyana
Largest cityKingston, Jamaica
Official working
language
English
Official languages
of member states
English
TypeRegional organization, Free-trade area
Member states
Secretary General 
• 1968–1969
Frederick L. Cozier
• 1969–1974
William Demas
Establishment
Historical eraCold War
• Established
1 May 1968
• Disestablished
1 May 1974
Area
• Total
238,939.6 km2 (92,255.1 sq mi)
Population
• 1970 estimate
4,438,068 [1]
• Density
18.6/km2 (48.2/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)1972 estimate
• Total
$2,705 million[2]
• Per capita
$609
Currency
Preceded by
Succeeded by
West Indies Federation
Caribbean Community
Today part ofCaribbean Community

The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) was an English-speaking economic trade organisation. It organised on 1 May 1968, to provide a continued economic linkage between the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean. The agreements establishing it came following the dissolution of the West Indies Federation, which lasted from 1958 to 1962.[3]

  1. ^ Population of CARICOM territories 1960–2001
  2. ^ United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America: CARIFTA Countries Overview of Economic Activity 1972
  3. ^ "Secretariat of the Caribbean Community – The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA)". Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-12-28.