Central Powers is an informal name for military alliance called Central European Co-Operation and Defence Treaty. It is a bloc of socialist states, that has, since its founding 1937 grown and spread outside of Central Europe. It includes: Germany, Danubian Federation (original signatories), India, Transcaucasian Federation, Namibia, Tanzania, Kameroon, Togoland, Somalia, Afghanistan and Argentina. Following states have observer status: New Zealand, Libya and Angola.