a country coexisting with the greater part of alternate ones (other countries) and not attempting to assume control.
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The primary purpose of NAFTA or the North American Free Trade Agreement was to establish a free trade agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. This free trade agreement sought to increase economic relations between the countries by easing the flow of goods between them by lowering the barriers to trade.
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