Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) Native names
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Flag
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Map of Europe (grey) indicating
the members of CEFTA (blue). |
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Working language | English |
Official languages of contracting states |
5 languages
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Type | Trade agreement |
Membership | |
Leaders | |
• Chair-in-Office
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UNMIK (Kosovo) |
• Secretary-General
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Renata Vitez |
Establishment | |
• Agreement signed
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21 December 1992 |
Area | |
• Total
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252,428 km2 (97,463 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2012 estimate
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21,907,354 |
• Density
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86.8/km2 (224.8/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 IMF estimate |
• Total
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$0,4 trillion |
• Per capita
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$14,102 |
Currency | |
Time zone | CET / EET (UTC+1 / +2) |
• Summer (DST)
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CEST / EEST (UTC+2 / +3) |
The Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) is a trade agreement between non-EU countries, members of which are now mostly located in Southeastern Europe. Founded by representatives of Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, CEFTA expanded to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) on behalf of Kosovo.
Once a participating country joins the European Union (EU), its CEFTA membership ends. As of 1 July 2013, the parties of the CEFTA agreement are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and the UNMIK on behalf of Kosovo.
As of 1 July 2013, the parties of the CEFTA agreement are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (as UNMIK).