Largest free trade area by number of countries?

• A. AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade Area)
• B. Trade Blocs (Africa)
• C. General System of Preferences (GSP)
• D. Country Factors

Answer: (A)

This question tests understanding of how many countries participate in a free trade arrangement. A free trade area means member countries remove tariffs among themselves while keeping their own external tariffs with non-members. The African Continental Free Trade Area brings together nearly all African nations under one agreement, giving it more member countries than any other option listed. The General System of Preferences is a unilateral tariff-preference program offered by developed countries, not a regional bloc. A generic label like “Trade Blocs (Africa)” isn’t a specific agreement with a defined membership, and “Country Factors” describes internal considerations, not an agreement. So the largest free trade area by number of countries is AfCFTA.