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**Most active regional blocs**
(as of 2004, except as noted)
Regional bloc¹	Area		Population	GDP ($US)				Member states¹
Regional bloc¹	km²	sq mi	Population	in millions (PPP)	in millions (nominal)	per capita (PPP)	per capita (nominal)	Member states¹
AU	29,797,500	11,504,879	897,548,804	1,515,000	1,131,850	1,896	1,261	53
ASEAN (2007 est.)	4,497,493	1,736,000	566,500,000	3,115,480	1,173,000	5,541	2,041	10
CACM	422,614	163,172	37,816,598	159,536	84,792	4,219	2,242	5
CARICOM	462,344	178,512	14,565,083	64,219	24,020	4,409	1,649	(14+1)³
CCASG / GCC	2,285,844	882,569	35,869,438	536,223	717,800	14,949	20,011	6
CEFTA	298,148	115,116	28,929,682	222,041	122,001	7,675	4,217	(7+1)³
EU (2007 est.)	4,324,782	1,669,808	497,000,000	14,953,000	16,574,000	28,213	33,482	27
EurAsEC	20,789,100	8,026,720	208,067,618	1,689,137	1,125,528	8,118	5,409	6
EFTA (2007 est.)	529,600	204,480	12,660,623	567,500	743,300	44,828	60,000	4
GAFTA	9,421,946	3,637,834	280,727,416	1,341,298	N/A	4,778	N/A	(16+1)³
GUAM	810,506	312,938	63,764,600	456,173	106,469	7,154	1,670	4
NAFTA (2007 est.)	21,783,850	8,410,792	445,000,000	15,857,000	15,723,000	35,491	35,564	3
PARTA	528,151	203,920	7,810,905	23,074	N/A	2,954	N/A	(12+2)³
SAARC	5,136,740	1,983,306	1,467,255,669	4,074,031	N/A	2,777	N/A	8
Unasur / Unasul	17,339,153	6,694,684	370,158,470	2,868,430	N/A	7,749	N/A	12
UN and countries for reference²	Area		Population	GDP ($US)				Units⁴
UN and countries for reference²	km²	sq mi	Population	in millions (PPP)	in millions (nominal)	per capita (PPP)	per capita (nominal)	Units⁴
UN	133,178,011	51,420,318	6,411,682,270	55,167,630	48,245,198	8,604	7,524	192
Brazil (2007 est.)	8,514,877	3,287,612	183,888,841	1,804,000	1,067,706	10,073	6,842	27
Canada (2007 est.)	9,984,670	3,855,103	33,000,000	1,274,000	1,406,000	38,200	42,738	13
India (2007 est.)	3,287,590	1,269,346	1,120,000,000	4,726,000	1,089,000	4,182	1,004	35
Japan (2007 est.)	377,873	145,898	127,433,494	4,346,000	4,346,000	33,800	38,341	47
PR China⁵ (2007 est.)	9,596,960	3,705,407	1,321,851,888	7,043,000	3,420,000	5,300	2,800	33
Russia (2007 est.)	17,075,200	6,592,772	142,500,000	2,076,000	1,286,000	14,600	9,056	83
USA (2007 est.)	9,826,630	3,794,083	302,000,000	13,543,000	13,794,700	43,500	45,594	50
Source: CIA World Factbook 2005, IMF WEO Database, IMF nominal figures for 2006.^{[citation needed]} Legend smallest value among the blocs compared largest value among the blocs compared Footnotes ¹ Including data only for full and most active members. ² Including the largest five countries by area, population (not #4), GDP (PPP) (not #5), and GDP (nominal) (not #3 or #5). ³ Including non-sovereign autonomous areas of other states. ⁴ Members or administrative divisions. ⁵ Data for the People's Republic of China does not include Hong Kong, Macau, or the independent Republic of China (Taiwan) (over which PRC claims sovereignty). This box: view • talk • edit

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References

^ EU budget at a glance. Europa, EU information website. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
^ ^a ^b Euro area and EU27 government deficit at 0.6% and 0.9% of GDP respectively (PDF). Eurostat (2008-04-18). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c Euro area unemployment stable.
^ ScanBalt: The Baltic Tigers - an end in sight for the growth story?
^ ^a ^b Euro area unemployment down - 2006.
^ ^a ^b Eurostat. Table: E3GDP95 = Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices at NUTS level 3. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.

Note 1: One region may be classified by Eurostat as a NUTS-1, NUTS-2 as well as a NUTS-3 region. Several NUTS-1 regions are also classified as NUTS-2 regions such as Brussels-Capital or Ile-de-France. Many countries are only classified as a single NUTS-1 and a single NUTS-2 region such as Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg and (although over 3 million inhabitants) Denmark.
Euro-indicators News release. June 2005 inflation data. Retrieved on July 18, 2005.
Euro-indicators News release. May 2005 unemployment data. Retrieved on July 18, 2005.
World Bank. GNI data (July 2005). Retrieved on August 4, 2005.

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