Back الجماعة الكاريبية Arabic Comunidá del Caribe AST Karib Ölkələri Birliyi Azerbaijani Кариб берләшмәһе Bashkir Карибска общност Bulgarian Comunitat del Carib Catalan Karibské společenství Czech CARICOM Danish Karibische Gemeinschaft German Καραϊβική Κοινότητα Greek

Caribbean Community

"Caricom" redirects here. For the airline, see Caricom Airways.

Caribbean Community[1]
Flag
Official Logo
Anthem: "Celebrating CARICOM"[2]
  Full members
  Associate members
  Observers
Seat of SecretariatGeorgetown, Guyana
Largest cityPort-au-Prince, Haiti
Official languagesEnglish[3]
Working language
[4][3]
Other languages
Ethnic groups
[6]
In full member states:
Demonym(s)Caribbean people
TypeSupranational union[7]
Member states
15 full members
7 associates
7 observers
GovernmentIntergovernmental
Carla Barnett
• Chairman
Mia Mottley
Establishment
4 July 1973
• Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas
2001
Area
• Total
458,480 km2 (177,020 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 estimate
18,482,141 (in full member states)[8]
239,251,864[8] (in all states)
• Density
40.3/km2 (104.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2020 estimate
• Total
$145.3 billion[9]
• Per capita
$18,289
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$81.987 billion
• Per capita
$12,608
HDI (2018)Increase 0.730[10]
high
Currency
Website
https://caricom.org/

The Caribbean Community (abbreviated as CARICOM or CC) is an intergovernmental organisation that is a political and economic union of 15 member states (14 nation-states and one dependency) and five associated members throughout the Americas, The Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean.[1] It has the primary objective to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and coordinate foreign policy. The organisation was established in 1973,[11] by its four founding members signing the Treaty of Chaguaramas.

The secretariat headquarters is in Georgetown, Guyana. CARICOM has been granted the official United Nations General Assembly observer status.[12]

  1. ^ a b Staff writer (2024). "Caribbean Community (CARICOM)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Our Symbols — Caribbean Community (CARICOM)". Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Who we are". Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Spanish agreed as CARICOM second language". www.landofsixpeoples.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Our Culture". Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. ^ "The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
  7. ^ EU Style Structure Evident in CARICOM
  8. ^ a b "CARICOM – Caribbean Community 2021". countryeconomy.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  9. ^ "GDP, current prices. Purchasing power parity; billions of international dollars". IMF. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021.
  10. ^ List of countries by HDI
  11. ^ Ramjeet, Oscar (16 April 2009). "CARICOM countries will speak with one voice in meetings with US and Canadian leaders". Caribbean Net News. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  12. ^ "Intergovernmental Organizations". United Nations. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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