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South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement
(Sparteca)
address-c/o forum Secretariat, Ratu Sukuna Road GPO Box 856, Suva,
Fiji
telephone-[679] 312 600, 303 106
FAX-[679] 302 204
established-NA 1981
aim-to redress unequal trade relationships of Australia and New
Zealand with small island economies in the Pacific region
members-(15) Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, NZ, Niue, Papua New
Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
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Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
address-Director, State Revenue, Private Bag 13185, Windhoek, Namibia,
or Director General, Trade and Industry, Private Bag X84, Pretoria
0001, South Africa, or Director of Customs and Excise, Private Bag
0041, Gaborone, Botswana, or Director of Customs and Excise, P. O. Box
891, Maseru 100, Lesotho, or Chief Customs Officer, P.O. Box 489,
Manzini, Swaziland
established-11 December 1969
aim-to promote free trade and cooperation in customs matters
members-(5) Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland
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Southern African Development Community (SADC)
note-evolved from the Southern African Development Coordination
Conference (SADCC)
address-Private Bag 0095, Gaborone, Botswana
telephone-[267] (31) 351863, 351864, 351865
FAX-[267] (31) 372848
established-17 August 1992
aim-to promote regional economic development and integration
members-(12) Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique,
Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur)
note-also known as Mercado Comun del Cono Sur (Mercosur)
address-Rincon 575 P 12, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay
telephone-[598] (2) 964590
FAX-[598] (2) 964591
established-26 March 1991
aim-to increase regional economic cooperation
members-(4) Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
associate member-(1) Chile
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Statistical Commission
address-Division for Policy and Coordination and ECOSOC Affairs,
Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development, United
Nations, Room 2963, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
FAX-[1] (212) 963 5935
established-21 June 1