Members of the GAFTA - Greater Arab Free Trade Area

The GAFTA is a trade agreement of currently 18 countries in Western Asia and in Northern Africa.

All member states comprise a total area of 11.46 million km² and about 406.08 million people. This is 7.6% of the habitable area around the world and 5.3% of the world population. With an economic output of 2,724.21 billion US dollars annually, they represent around 3 percent of the global economy.

Country	Commencement	Region	Area	Population
Algeria	2009	Northern Africa	2,382,000 km²	43.05 M
Bahrain	1997	Western Asia	778 km²	1.64 M
Egypt	1997	Northern Africa	1,001,000 km²	100.39 M
Iraq	1997	Western Asia	435,000 km²	39.31 M
Jordan	2004	Western Asia	89,000 km²	10.10 M
Kuwait	1997	Western Asia	18,000 km²	4.21 M
Lebanon	1997	Western Asia	10,000 km²	6.86 M
Libya	1997	Northern Africa	1,760,000 km²	6.78 M
Morocco	1997	Northern Africa	447,000 km²	36.47 M
Oman	1997	Western Asia	310,000 km²	4.97 M
Palestine	2005	Western Asia	6,020 km²	4.69 M
Qatar	1997	Western Asia	12,000 km²	2.83 M
Saudi Arabia	1997	Western Asia	2,150,000 km²	34.27 M
Sudan	1997	Northern Africa	1,879,000 km²	42.81 M
Syria	1997	Western Asia	185,000 km²	17.07 M
Tunisia	1997	Northern Africa	164,000 km²	11.69 M
United Arab Emirates	1997	Western Asia	84,000 km²	9.77 M
Yemen	2005	Western Asia	528,000 km²	29.16 M