The ACP States are the countries that are signatories of the Lomé Convention. "ACP" stands for "Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific." The Lomé Convention is a treaty that regulated trade between the European Union and 71 (later 77) African, Caribbean and Pacific states (collectively known as the ACP countries) between 1975 and 2000. ...

The first Lomé Convention was signed in Lomé, Togo, in 1975. It arose out of Europe's wish to guarantee itself regular supplies of raw materials, and to maintain its privileged position in its overseas markets. It also derived in part from a sense of responsibility arising out of its colonial past. Lomé, estimated population 700,000 ( 1998), is the capital of Togo. ... The Togolese Republic is a country in West Africa, bordering Ghana in the west, Benin in the east and Burkina Faso in the north. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

The Lomé Convention is an ambitious cooperation programme between 15 countries of the European Union and 71 countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP). It is based mainly on a system of tariff preferences which give those countries access to the European market and special funds which maintain price stability in agricultural products and mining products.

The Lomé Agreement was succeeded by the Cotonou Agreement (signed in Benin in June 2000). One of the major differences with the Lomé convention is that the partnership is extended to new actors like civil society, private sector, trade unions, local authorities, etc. These will be involved in consultations and planning of national development strategies, provided with access to financial resources and involved in the implementation of programmes. The Cotonou Agreement is a treaty which sets out the relationship between the European Union and the Pacific and African governments (the ACP countries) of the signitories on foreign aid, trade, investment, human rights and governance. ... The Republic of Benin is a nation of western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey. ...

Many small island developing states are ACP States. The fourth Lomé Convention was revised in 1995 in Mauritius. The Lomé Convention gives special attention to island countries in this agreement: 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republic of Mauritius is an island country in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 km east of Madagascar. ...

"For the landlocked and island ACP States, co-operation shall be aimed at devising and encouraging specific operations to deal with development problems caused by their geographical situations.

The countries are:

Africa

• Angola
• Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi
• Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Côte d'Ivoire
• Djibouti
• Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia
• Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau
• Kenya
• Lesotho, Liberia
• Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique
• Namibia, Niger, Nigeria
• Rwanda
• São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland
• Tanzania, Togo
• Uganda
• Zambia, Zimbabwe

Angola is a country in southwestern Africa bordering Namibia, Congo-Kinshasa, and Zambia, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Republic of Benin is a nation of western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey. ... The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana) is a landlocked nation of southern Africa. ... Burkina Faso is a landlocked nation of western Africa. ... The Republika yu Burundi (formerly Urundi) is a small landlocked nation in the Great Lakes region of Africa. ... The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central Africa. ... Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde) is a republic located on an archipelago of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. ... The Central African Republic is a land-locked country in central Africa. ... The Republic of Chad (تشاد) is a land-locked nation in central Africa. ... The Union of Comoros (until 2002 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros) is principally a three-island country in southern Africa, situated at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique. ... The Republic of the Congo, also known as Middle Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Congo (but not to be confused with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire, which was also at one time known as the Republic of the Congo), is a former French colony of west-central Africa. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Côte dIvoire (often called Ivory Coast in English; see below about the name) is a country in West Africa. ... The Republic of Djibouti (جيبوتي) is a country in eastern Africa, located in the Horn of Africa. ... The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation in central Africa, and one the smallest countries in continental Africa. ... National motto: None Official languages Tigrigna, Arabic and English Capital Asmara President Isaias Afewerki Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 96th 121,320 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2002)  - Density Ranked 118th 4,298,269 37/km² Independence  - Limited  - Fully From Ethiopia  May 29, 1991  May 24, 1993 Currency Nakfa Time zone UTC... The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityopiya, Amharic ኢትዮጵያ) is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. ... The Gabonese Republic, or Gabon, is a nation of west central Africa. ... The Republic of The Gambia is a country in West Africa. ... The Republic of Ghana is a nation in West Africa. ... The Republic of Guinea (République de Guinée) is a nation in northwest Africa. ... The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country on the Atlantic coast of western Africa. ... Kenya (pronounced as KEN-ya) is a country of East Africa, bordering Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and the Indian Ocean. ... The Kingdom of Lesotho (Muso oa Lesotho) is a country in southern Africa. ... The Republic of Liberia is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Côte dIvoire. ... Madagascar is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa. ... The Republic of Malawi is a land-locked nation in east Africa. ... See also the Empire of Mali and the town of Mali, Guinea. ... The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a country in northwest Africa. ... The Republic of Mauritius is an island country in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 km east of Madagascar. ... Mozambique is also the name given to a style of music from the 1960s, an advanced rumba by Peyo el AfroCán Mozambique is a country in Southern Africa, bordering South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. ... The Republic of Namibia is a country in southwestern Africa, on the Atlantic coast. ... Niger is a landlocked sub-Saharan country in Western Africa situated north of Nigeria, east of Mali, and south of Algeria and Libya, named after the Niger river. ... The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country in West Africa and, by far, the most populated nation in Africa. ... National motto: Liberty, Cooperation, Progress National anthem: Rwanda nziza Capital Kigali 1° 57′ S, 30° 4′ E Largest city Kigali Official languages French, Kinyarwanda, English, Swahili Government President Prime Minister republic; pres. ... The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe is a tiny two- island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, distanced 140 kilometers from one another, and situated about 250 and 225 kilometers, respectively, off the northwestern coast of Gabon. ... The Republic of Senegal is a country south of the Senegal River in West Africa. ... The Republic of Seychelles (say-SHELLS or say-SHELL) (Creole: Repiblik Sesel) is a nation of islands in the Indian Ocean, some 1,600 km east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. ... The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. ... Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال, As-Sumal), formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a coastal nation in East Africa. ... The Republic of South Africa is a large republic located at the southern tip of the continent. ... The Republic of the Sudan, or Republic of Sudan (in recent years the definite article has increasingly been dropped in common usage) is the largest country in Africa, situated in the northeast part of the continent. ... The Kingdom of Swaziland (Ngwana) is a small country in southern Africa (one of the smallest on the continent), situated on the eastern slope of the Drakensberg mountains, embedded between South Africa in the west and Mozambique in the east. ... The United Republic of (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania in Swahili) is a country on the east coast of central Africa. ... The Togolese Republic is a country in West Africa, bordering Ghana in the west, Benin in the east and Burkina Faso in the north. ... The Republic of Uganda is a country in east central Africa. ... The Republic of Zambia is a land-locked country in south central Africa. ... The Republic of Zimbabwe is a country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. ...

Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bahamas, Barbados, Belize
• Cuba
• Dominica, Dominican Republic
• Grenada, Guyana
• Haiti
• Jamaica
• Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname
• Trinidad and Tobago

National motto: Each Endeavouring, All Achieving Official language English Capital  - Population: Saint Johns 24,226 (2000) Head of State Elizabeth II, Queen represented by Sir James Carlisle, Governor General Head of Government Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister Area  - Total:  - % water: Ranked 180th 442 km² Negligible Population  - Total:  - Density Ranked 185th... National motto    Forward Upward Onward Together Location of Bahamas Official language English Capital Nassau Queen Elizabeth II Governor General Dame Ivy Dumont Prime Minister Perry Christie Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 155th 13,940 km² 28% Population  - Total  - Density Ranked 168th 303,611 22/km² Independence  - Date From the United Kingdom... Barbados is an island nation located towards the east of the Caribbean Sea and the west of the Atlantic Ocean, part of the eastern islands of the Lesser Antilles, with the nations of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines being its closest neighbors. ... Belize is a small nation on the eastern coast of Central America, on the Caribbean Sea bordering Mexico to the northwest and Guatemala to the west and south. ... The Republic of Cuba is an archipelago in the northern Caribbean that lies at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Commonwealth of Dominica is an island nation and borderless country in the Caribbean. ... The Dominican Republic is a Spanish-speaking representative democracy located on the eastern portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti. ... Grenada is an island nation in the southeastern Caribbean Sea including the southern Grenadines. ... The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a nation along the northern coastline of South America. ... Haiti is a country situated on the western third of the island of Hispaniola and the smaller islands of La Gonâve, La Tortue (Tortuga), Grande Caye, and Ile a Vache in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba; the Dominican Republic shares Hispaniola with Haiti. ... Jamaica is a country in the Caribbean Sea, located south of Cuba and to the west of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated. ... The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis is an island nation in the Caribbean. ... Saint Lucia is an island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. ... Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an independent sovereign state of the Caribbean, part of the Commonwealth of Nations. ... The Republic of Suriname, more commonly known as Suriname or Surinam, (formerly known as Netherlands Guiana and Dutch Guiana) is a country in northern South America, in between French Guiana to the east and Guyana to the west. ... The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a nation located in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Venezuela. ...

Pacific

• Cook Islands
• East Timor
• Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji
• Kiribati
• Marshall Islands
• Nauru, Niue
• Palau, Papua New Guinea
• Samoa, Solomon Islands
• Tonga, Tuvalu
• Vanuatu

Languages English (official), Maori Capital Avarua Queen of New Zealand Elizabeth II (resident in the UK) Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Silvia Cartwright (resident in New Zealand) Queens Representative Sir Fred Goodwin Prime Minister Jim Marurai Area  – Total  – % water Ranked 225th  240 km²  0% Population  – Total (2003)  – Density... The Democratic Republic of East Timor, also known officially as Timor Leste is a nation in Southeast Asia, consisting of the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, a political exclave of East Timor situated on the western side of... The Federated States of Micronesia are a constitutional government in free association with the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Papua New Guinea. ... Fiji - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The Republic of Kiribati is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. ... The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia and south of the U.S. island of Wake. ... The Republic of Nauru (pronounced nah-OO-roo), formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island republic in the South Pacific Ocean. ... Official languages Niuean, English Capital Alofi Head of State Elizabeth II New Zealand High Commissioner Sandra Lee-Vercoe Premier Young Vivian Area  – Total  – % water  260 km²  0 Population  – Total (2003)  2,145 Establishment  – Date Niue Constitution Act  19 October 1974 Currency New Zealand dollar Time zone UTC -11 Calling Code... The Republic of Palau (also spelled Belau) is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, located some 500 km east of the Philippines. ... The Independent State of Papua New Guinea, often referred to by just the initials, PNG, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea (the other half is the Papua province of Indonesia). ... The Independent State of Samoa (conventional long form) or Samoa (conventional short form) is a country comprising a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. ... The Solomon Islands is a nation in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea and is part of the Commonwealth of Nations. ... In Polynesian mythology, Tonga refers to several different ideas. ... National anthem Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan: Eight Standing Together for the Almighty) Languages Tuvaluan, English Capitals Funafuti (atoll), Vaiaku (village; Gov. ... The Republic of Vanuatu is a country located in the South Pacific Ocean. ...

Special Designations

Annex VI of the agreement lists the following designations:

Least-developed ACP States

• Angola
• Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi
• Republic of Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoro Islands, Democratic Republic of Congo
• Djibouti
• Ethiopia, Eritrea
• Gambia, Guinea, Guinea (Bissau), Guinea (Equatorial)
• Haïti
• Kiribati
• Lesotho, Liberia
• Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Madagascar, Mozambique
• Niger
• Rwanda
• Samoa, Sâo Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan
• Tanzania, Tuvalu, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia

Landlocked ACP States

• Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi
• Central African Republic, Chad
• Ethiopia
• Lesotho
• Malawi, Mali
• Niger
• Rwanda
• Swaziland
• Uganda
• Zambia, Zimbabwe

Island ACP States

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bahamas, Barbados
• Cape Verde, Comoros
• Dominica, Dominican Republic
• Fiji
• Grenada
• Haiti
• Jamaica
• Kiribati
• Madagascar, Mauritius
• Papua New Guinea
• Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Seychelles Solomon Islands
• Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu
• Vanuatu