Latin American Integration Association

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Latin American Integration Association Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración Associação Latino-Americana de Integração
Coat of arms
Administrative center	Montevideo, Uruguay
Working languages	Spanish Portuguese
Type	Trade bloc
Membership	13 members  Argentina  Bolivia  Brazil  Chile  Colombia  Cuba  Ecuador  Mexico  Paraguay  Panama  Peru  Uruguay  Venezuela
Leaders
• Secretary General	Sergio Abreu
Establishment
• Treaty of Montevideo	12 August 1980
Area
• Total	35,262,114 km2 (13,614,778 sq mi)
Population
• 2008 estimate	515,722,726
• Density	14.6/km2 (37.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 to -8
Website http://www.aladi.org

The Latin American Integration Association / Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración / Associação Latino-Americana de Integração (LAIA / ALADI) is an international and regional scope organization. It was created on 12 August 1980 by the 1980 Montevideo Treaty,^[1][2] replacing the Latin American Free Trade Association (LAFTA/ALALC). Currently, it has 13 member countries, and any of the Latin American States may apply for accession.