CELAC
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
Updated 7 November 2026
Every Latin American and Caribbean state, in a forum for political dialogue and joint positions, led by a rotating pro tempore presidency.
Key facts
- Founded
- 2011
- Headquarters
- No permanent headquarters
- Members
- 33 states
- Chair
- Uruguay
- The UAE
- Not a member
- UAE trade with members (2025)
- $14.7 billion
Member states
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Dominican Republic
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Suriname