 Each country is a part of the World Trade Organization except for South Sudan who remains out of this conglomeration.As of 2014, these six countries have a combined GDP of $159.5 billion, GDP per capita of $918, total population of 168.5 million, total import $40.2 billion, and total export $13.6 billion.These countries become much stronger as a part of the community as they become a larger market for trade outside of the bloc.