CAFTA-DR
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CAFTA-DR is a free trade agreement linking the United States with Costa Rica and several other Central American and Caribbean nations to promote regional economic integration and market access.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CAFTA-DR canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11150449 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CAFTA-DR Context triple: [Costa Rica–United States relations, hasAbbreviation, CAFTA-DR]
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A.
Mexico–Central America Free Trade Agreement
The Mexico–Central America Free Trade Agreement is a regional trade pact that harmonizes and replaces several bilateral agreements to promote free trade and economic integration between Mexico and multiple Central American countries.
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B.
Mexico–Colombia Free Trade Agreement
The Mexico–Colombia Free Trade Agreement is a bilateral trade pact that reduces tariffs and promotes economic integration and investment between Mexico and Colombia.
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C.
Free Trade Area of the Americas
The Free Trade Area of the Americas was a proposed Western Hemisphere-wide trade agreement aimed at reducing or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers among countries in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.
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D.
NAFTA
NAFTA was a trilateral trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico that created one of the world’s largest free-trade zones in North America.
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E.
Mexico–Chile Free Trade Agreement
The Mexico–Chile Free Trade Agreement is a bilateral trade pact that significantly liberalizes commerce and investment between Mexico and Chile, forming part of a broader network of Latin American economic integration agreements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CAFTA-DR Target entity description: CAFTA-DR is a free trade agreement linking the United States with Costa Rica and several other Central American and Caribbean nations to promote regional economic integration and market access.
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A.
Mexico–Central America Free Trade Agreement
The Mexico–Central America Free Trade Agreement is a regional trade pact that harmonizes and replaces several bilateral agreements to promote free trade and economic integration between Mexico and multiple Central American countries.
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B.
Mexico–Colombia Free Trade Agreement
The Mexico–Colombia Free Trade Agreement is a bilateral trade pact that reduces tariffs and promotes economic integration and investment between Mexico and Colombia.
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C.
Free Trade Area of the Americas
The Free Trade Area of the Americas was a proposed Western Hemisphere-wide trade agreement aimed at reducing or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers among countries in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.
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D.
NAFTA
NAFTA was a trilateral trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico that created one of the world’s largest free-trade zones in North America.
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E.
Mexico–Chile Free Trade Agreement
The Mexico–Chile Free Trade Agreement is a bilateral trade pact that significantly liberalizes commerce and investment between Mexico and Chile, forming part of a broader network of Latin American economic integration agreements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free trade agreement
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regional trade agreement ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CAFTA-DR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
attract foreign direct investment to member countries
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increase exports among member countries ⓘ integrate Central American economies with the United States economy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Central America Free Trade Agreement–Dominican Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DR-CAFTA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsChapter |
environment
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government procurement ⓘ intellectual property ⓘ investment ⓘ labor ⓘ market access for goods ⓘ services and investment ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 2004-08-05 ⓘ |
| disputeSettlementMechanism | state-to-state dispute settlement ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 2006-03-01 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceFor |
Costa Rica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | Central America Free Trade Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
environmental provisions
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government procurement rules ⓘ intellectual property provisions ⓘ investment provisions ⓘ labor provisions ⓘ trade in goods ⓘ trade in services ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalForm | multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | Office of the United States Trade Representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
liberalize trade in goods and services
ⓘ
promote foreign investment ⓘ promote market access ⓘ promote regional economic integration ⓘ promote transparency in government procurement ⓘ strengthen intellectual property protection ⓘ |
| party |
Costa Rica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Caribbean
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Central America ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Costa Rica
NERFINISHED
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Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
customs procedures
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dispute settlement ⓘ tariff reduction ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CAFTA-DR Description of subject: CAFTA-DR is a free trade agreement linking the United States with Costa Rica and several other Central American and Caribbean nations to promote regional economic integration and market access.
Referenced by (2)
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