Independence: 22 September 1960 aim-to promote freer regional trade members-(11) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Mexico Imports: $1.9 billion (1989) National product per capita: $1,500 (1991 est.) National product real growth rate: -3% (1990 est.) Unemployment rate: 3% (1991) External debt: $428 million
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