Member states of ALBA
ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas) has 10 member states and three observer states. In addition, Suriname is a "special guest member" which intends to become a full member.[1]
History
When it was launched, ALBA had two member states, Venezuela and Cuba.[2] Subsequently, a number of other Latin American and Caribbean nations have entered into this Peoples' Trade Agreement (Spanish: Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos, or TCP) which aims to implement the principles of ALBA.
President
Newly elected President
Ecuador officially joined in June 2009.[5]
In January 2008, the Caribbean island nation of Dominica joined ALBA.[6]
In April 2009, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was accepted as the seventh member of ALBA, while Grenada stated publicly that it was not yet ready to join the bloc.[7]
In June 2009, the Prime Minister of
Antigua and Barbuda, Ecuador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines formally joined ALBA on 24 June 2009.[9]
On 25 August 2008, Honduran President
Saint Lucia joined as a full member on 30 July 2013.[15] Grenada and Saint Kitts and Nevis became members on 14 December 2014.[16] With their accession, all independent countries in the Lesser Antilles except Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago are now members.
Ecuador announced its withdrawal from ALBA on 23 August 2018.[17]
Bolivia's interim government withdrew in November 2019 during the political crisis,[18] but rejoined following the 2020 Bolivian general election.[19]
Member states
Common name |
Official name |
Date joined |
Population |
Area (km²) |
GDP PPP (US$ bn) |
Capital |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | 2009-06-24 | 85,632 | 442 | 1.546 | St. John's |
Bolivia | Plurinational State of Bolivia | 2006-04-29 | 9,119,152 | 1,098,581 | 43.424 | Sucre |
Cuba | Republic of Cuba | 2004-12-14 | 11,451,652 | 110,861 | 108.2 | Havana |
Dominica | Commonwealth of Dominica | 2008-01-20 | 72,660 | 754 | .72 | Roseau |
Grenada[16] | Grenada | 2014-12-14 | 109,590 | 348 | St. George's | |
Nicaragua | Republic of Nicaragua | 2007-01-11[20] | 5,891,199 | 129,495 | 15.89 | Managua |
Saint Kitts and Nevis[16] | Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis | 2014-12-14 | 51,538 | 261 | Basseterre | |
Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia | 2013-07-20 | 180,870 | 617 | 2.101 | Castries |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2009-06-24 | 120,000 | 389 | 1.085 | Kingstown |
Venezuela | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | 2004-12-14 | 28,199,825 | 916,445 | 358.623 | Caracas |
ALBA Totals | 10 Countries | – | 69,513,221 | 2,513,337 | 636.481 |
Observer states
Common name | Official name | Population | Capital |
---|---|---|---|
Haiti | Republic of Haiti | 10,847,334 | Port-au-Prince |
Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran | 81,672,300 | Tehran |
Syria | Syrian Arab Republic | 18,284,407 | Damascus |
Former member states
Common name |
Official name |
Date joined |
Date withdrawn |
Population |
Area (km²) |
GDP PPP (US$ bn) |
Capital |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Honduras | Republic of Honduras | 2008-08-25 | 2009-12-16 | 10,278,345[21][22] | 112,492 | 5,492 | Tegucigalpa |
Ecuador | Republic of Ecuador | 2009-06-24 | 2018-08-23 | 14,573,101 | 256,370 | 106.993 | Quito |
References
- ^ El Universal, 6 February 2012, ALBA summit ends with entry of guest countries
- ^ Monthly Review, 2008-07-02, ALBA: Creating a Regional Alternative to Neo-liberalism?
- ^ "Leftist trio seals Americas pact". BBC News. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ Regional Integration: Key Role for Bolivia
- ^ "Ecuador to Officially Join the ALBA Agreement". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ Fuller, Mike. "Dominica Joins ALBA Revolution". Retrieved 28 January 2008.
- ^ CARIBBEAN-ALBA-St.Vincent ready to join ALBA but Grenada is not, 21 April 2009
- ^ "UNDESIRED CONSEQUENCES: Golding says CARICOM under threat". Caribbean News Agency. 10 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ "Venezuelan president hails ALBA's expansion - People's Daily Online".
- ^ http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={572E71EE-08F1-4328-A8C2-83D8840AC033}&language=EN
- ^ "Proceso Digital". www.proceso.hn. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008.
- ^ Bajo presiones, Congreso ratifica adhesión a la Alba
- ^ http://www.tiempo.hn/secciones/crisis-politica/7673-micheletti-pide-al-congreso-denunciar-adhesion-a-la-alba[dead link]
- ^ El Tiempo, 13 January 2010, El Parlamento de Honduras ratifica su salida de la Alba
- ^ Carib Journal St Lucia Officially Joins ALBA 9 August 2013
- ^ a b c "Declaration of the ALBA-TCP XIII Summit and commemoration of its tenth anniversary, December 14, 2014 | Alba TCP". Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Ecuador leaves Venezuelan-run regional alliance". AP NEWS. Associated Press. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Bolivia rompe relaciones con Venezuela y se retira de la Alianza Bolivariana ALBA | DW | 15.11.2019". Deutsche Welle (in European Spanish). 15 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Bolivia reanuda su participación en Unasur, Celac y Alba". France 24. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Nicaragua celebra 14 años de solidaridad y respeto como parte del ALBA-TCP". La Voz del Sandinismo (in Spanish). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.