East Stratean Free Travel Area

East Stratean Free Travel Area

Map of ESFTA members
Type	Open border area
Established	1 June 2005
Members	Agnia Atocha Gagium Patriarchate of Mavona Saint Sienia Shkodër Federation
Area	3,441,636 km2 (1,328,823 sq mi)
Population	356,740,924
Density	103.65/km2 (268/sq mi)
GDP (Nominal)	₭12.2 trillion

The East Stratean Free Travel Area (ESFTA) is an open border area comprising of Agnia, Atocha, Gagium, the Patriarchate of Mavona, Saint Sienia, and the Shkodër Federation. All states have abolished all passport controls and customs checks on their mutual borders, with the exception of the Agnian territory of Amador, though citizens of all member states can travel there with just minimal identification documents. Citizens of all members states can freely live and work in all members, and they maintain a common visa policy which is treated as a single jurisdiction for international travelers.

Since border checkpoints were first placed during the First Great War, several countries maintained open borders with each other, including Gagium and Saint Sienia, and several post-León Monarchy states. The 1986 XXX Agreement reaffirmed open borders between the former two, while they immediately entered negotiations with neighboring countries including Agnia. The 2002 Treaty of XXX which founded MASA included open borders between its four members. After joining the Trans-Tenific Partnership in 2004, the MASA countries negotiated an open border area with Gagium and Saint Sienia, culminating in the Chatrois Agreeement in late-2004, which came into effect on 1 June 2005.

337 million people live within the ESFTA, which has a combined GDP of ₭11.5 trillion, and covers an area of 3.4 million square kilometers. Gagium alone accounts for 2/3 of the ESFTA population, 3/4 of the GDP, and 3/4 of the land area. An estimated 1.2 million people regularly commute across the border.

Membership

The following six countries have been in the ESFTA since its foundation in 2005:

• Agnia
• Atocha
• Gagium
• Patriarchate of Mavona
• Saint Sienia
• Shkodër Federation

Internal borders

No internal border controls exist within the six ESFTA members.

The one exception is the Agnian territory of Amador, where identification documents have to be shown when entering and exiting, even to and from Agnia. However, citizens of ESFTA states need to show minimal identification documents, only a national ID card or driver's license is sufficient. Citizens of ESFTA states are still allowed to freely to live and work in Amador.

Temporary border controls

Members can temporarily set up border checks for the following reasons: