established — 17 October 1975

aim — to promote economic and social development through regional cooperation

members — (27) Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago,
Uruguay, Venezuela

Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)

note — also known as Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion
(ALADI)

address — Calle Cebollati 1461, Casilla de Correo 577, 11000
Montevideo, Uruguay

telephone — [598] (2) 40 11 21, 49 59 15

FAX — [598] (2) 49 06 49

established — 12 August 1980

effective — 18 March 1981