Central European Free Trade Agreement

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Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) Native names Marrëveshja e Tregtisë së Lirë të Evropës Qendrore (Albanian) Centralnoevropski sporazum o slobodnoj trgovini (Bosnian) Централноевропски договор за слободна трговија (Macedonian) Acordul Central European al Comerțului Liber (Romanian) Централноевропски договор о слободној трговини (Serbian)
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Map of Europe (grey) indicating the members of CEFTA (blue)
CEFTA Secretariat	Brussels
Working language	English
Official languages of contracting states	7 languages Albanian Bosnian Croatian Macedonian Montenegrin Romanian Serbian
Type	Trade agreement
Membership	Albania  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Moldova  Montenegro  North Macedonia  Serbia UNMIK on behalf of Kosovo
Leaders
• Chair-in-office 2023	Serbia[1]
• Acting Director of the CEFTA Secretariat	Danijela Gacevic
Establishment
• Agreement signed	21 December 1992
• CEFTA 2006 Agreement signed	19 December 2006
Area
• Total	252,428 km2 (97,463 sq mi)
Population
• 2022 estimate	19,548,563
• Density	85/km2 (220.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$423.680 billion[2]
• Per capita	$19,000
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$153.863 billion
• Per capita	$7,100
Currency	6 currencies   ALL  Lek   BAM  Convertible mark   EUR  Euro   MDL  Leu   EUR  Euro   MKD  Denar   RSD  Dinar
Time zone	UTC+1, UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2, UTC+3
Website https://cefta.int/

The Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) is an international trade agreement between countries mostly located in Southeastern Europe. Founded by representatives of Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, CEFTA in 2006 expanded to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and the UNMIK (on behalf of Kosovo, in accordance with UNSCR 1244).^[3]