North American Free Trade Agreement
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| North American Free Trade Agreement | ||
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| Type | Free trade area | |
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| Establishment | January 1, 1994[1] | |
| Area | ||
| • | Total | 21,578,137 km2 8,331,362 sq mi |
| • | Water (%) | 7.4 |
| Population | ||
| • | 2013 estimate | 471,964,016 |
| • | Density | 23.5/km2 54.3/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2013 (IMF) estimate | |
| • | Total | $20.162 trillion |
| • | Per capita | $42,719 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2013 (IMF) estimate | |
| • | Total | $19.951 trillion |
| • | Per capita | $42,272 |
| HDI (2011) |  0.868[2]very high | |
| Website www | ||
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA; Spanish: Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, TLCAN; French: Accord de libre-échange nord-américain, ALÉNA) is an agreement signed by Canada,Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994.[3] It superseded the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and Canada.[4]
NAFTA has two supplements: the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) and the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC).