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The African Union is a continental union that has all of the 55 countries on the African continent. It was established on 26 May 2001.
- The purpose is “The objectives of the AU are: To achieve greater unity and solidarity between the Africancountries and Africans. To defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of its Member States. To accelerate the political and social-economic integration of the continent.”

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NAFTA (North American free trade agreement) 

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NAFTA (North American free trade agreement) 

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The purpose was removing barriers to the exchange of goods and services among the three countries.
-If you are canada, north america or mexico, you are apart of the agreement. Other states are not.
-it is an agreement between the 3 states.

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The purpose  of the union is to promote greater social, political and economic peace among the nations of Western Europe.
- To join , a State needs to go by the Copenhagen Criteria, you will need to have a good democratic government, stable economy, and human rights. You need to pay around 10 billion.
-Jean-Claude Juncker is the current president

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The countries involved are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Venezuela is a member but has been suspended.
-the purpose of mercosur is to promote free trade and the fluid movement of goods, people, and currency.
-michel temer is the leader

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ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

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ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a regional intergovernmental organisation comprising ten Southeast Asian states.
- The purpose is to accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region.
- The Secretary-General of ASEAN from 2013 -2017 is H.E. le luong minh who is Viet Nam

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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)

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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)

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it is an intergovernmental military alliance between several North American and European states based on the North Atlantic Treaty .
-main purpose was to defend each other from the possibility of communist Soviet Union taking control of their nation.
-Jens Stoltenberg is the leader.