Member states of the Union of South American Nations
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Current members
Suspended members
Former members
There are four active member states of the Union of South American Nations after six member states suspended their participation in the organization in April 2018, while Ecuador and Uruguay announced their withdrawals in March 2019 and March 2020 respectively.[1][2][3]
Member States
[edit]| Flag | Country | Capital | Area (km2) | Population | Density (/km2) | Currency | GDP per cap. (PPP)[4] | Gini | HDI | Official, National, & Recognized languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bolivia Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia Bulivya Mamallaqta Wuliwya Suyu | Sucre La Paz | 1,098,581 | 9,119,152 | 8.9/km2 | Bolivian boliviano | 4,575[5] | 57.2[6] | 0.663[7] | Spanish Quechua Aymara and 34 others also see Languages of Bolivia |
 | Guyana Co-operative Republic of Guyana | Georgetown | 214,999 | 858,863 | 3.502/km2 | Guyanese dollar | 7,004[5] | 43.2[6] | 0.633[7] | English Guyanese Creole 11 other languages also see Languages of Guyana |
 | Suriname Republiek Suriname | Paramaribo | 163,821 | 470,784 | 2.9/km2 | Surinamese dollar | 8,947[5] | 41.5[6] | 0.680[7] | Dutch also see Languages of Suriname |
 | Venezuela República Bolivariana de Venezuela | Caracas | 916,445 | 28,199,822 | 30.2/km2 | Venezuelan bolívar | 11,726[5] | 49.5[6] | 0.735[7] | Spanish all other indigenous languages also see Languages of Venezuela |
Suspended states
[edit]Six member states suspended their participation in the organization in April 2018.[8][9][10][11]
| Flag | Country | Capital | Area (km2) | Population | Density (/km2) | Currency | GDP per cap. (PPP)[4] | Gini | HDI | Official, National, & Recognized languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Argentina República Argentina | Buenos Aires | 2,780,403 | 43,417,000 | 14.49/km2 | Argentine peso | 15,030[5] | 48.8[6] | 0.797[7] | Spanish (de facto) also see Languages of Argentina for other Co-official languages |
 | Brazil República Federativa do Brasil | Brasília | 8,514,877 | 204,451,000 | 22/km2 | Brazilian real | 11,065[5] | 55.0[6] | 0.718[7] | Portuguese Brazilian Sign Language also see Languages of Brazil for other Co-official languages |
 | Chile República de Chile | Santiago | 756,950 | 16,763,470 | 22/km2 | Chilean peso | 14,939[5] | 52.0[6] | 0.805[7] | Spanish (de facto) also see Languages of Chile |
 | Colombia República de Colombia | Bogotá | 1,141,748 | 48,219,827 | 40/km2 | Colombian peso | 9,091[5] | 58.5[6] | 0.710[7] | Spanish 68 other languages/dialects also see Languages of Colombia |
 | Ecuador República del Ecuador | Quito | 256,370 | 13,922,000 | 53.8/km2 | Ecuadorian centavo United States dollar | 8,021[5] | 54.4[6] | 0.720[7] | Spanish also see Languages of Ecuador |
 | Paraguay República del Paraguay Tetã Paraguái | Asunción | 406,752 | 6,158,000 | 15.6/km2 | Paraguayan guaraní | 4,710[5] | 53.2[6] | 0.665[7] | Spanish Guaraní also see Languages of Paraguay |
 | Peru República del Perú Piruw Ripuwlika Piruw Suyu | Lima | 1,285,220 | 29,180,900 | 23/km2 | Peruvian sol | 9,107[5] | 50.5[6] | 0.725[7] | Spanish Quechuan Aymara all other indigenous languages also see Languages of Peru |
 | Uruguay República Oriental del Uruguay | Montevideo | 176,215 | 3,477,779 | 19.8/km2 | Uruguayan peso | 13,961[5] | 47.1[6] | 0.783[7] | Spanish also see Languages of Uruguay |
On 28 August 2018, Colombian president Iván Duque announced that foreign minister Carlos Holmes had officially notified Unasur of their intention to leave the bloc, effective in 6 months, denouncing it as an institution created by Hugo Chávez to sideline existing international treaties and referring to it as an accomplice to what they referred to as the dictatorship in Venezuela.[12][13] Ecuador announced its withdrawal on 13 March 2019.[14] Uruguay followed suit in March 2020.[3] Following the 2022 Brazilian general election, newly elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signalled his intention to rejoin UNASUR.[15] Brazil rejoined on 5 May 2023.[16]
Non-member States
[edit]Observer States
[edit]| Flag | Country[17] | Capital | Area (km2) | Population | Density (/km2) | Currency | GDP per cap. (PPP)[4] | Gini | HDI | Official, National, & Recognized languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mexico Estados Unidos Mexicanos | Mexico City | 1,972,550 | 112,322,757 | 57/km2 | Mexican peso | 14,151[5] | 51.6[6] | 0.770[7] | Spanish (de facto) 68 other indigenous languages also see Languages of Mexico |
 | Panama República de Panamá | Panama City | 75,517 | 3,405,813 | 44.5/km2 | Panamanian balboa United States dollar | 12,242[5] | 54.9[6] | 0.768[7] | Spanish |
Proposed Member States
[edit]| Flag | Country[17] | Capital | Area (km2) | Population | Density (/km2) | Currency | GDP per cap. (PPP)[4] | Gini | HDI | Official, National, & Recognized languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Trinidad and Tobago[18] Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 5,131 | 1,353,895 | 254.4/km2 | Trinidad and Tobago dollar | 31,933[5] | 39.0[6] | 0.772[7] | English |
References
[edit]- ^ "South American leaders launch new bloc to replace Unasur". Associated Press. 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Ecuador Withdraws from Unasur, in Stunning Rebuke to 21st Century Socialism". panampost.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-10.
- ^ a b "Uruguayan government withdraws from UNASUR and returns to TIAR". 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ a b c d at purchasing power parity, per capita, in internatifhj nal dollars (rounded)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Report for Selected Countries and Subjects IMF
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Human Development Report 2010, United Nations Development Programme. Table 3 has the Gini coefficients by country. The year is not given for the Gini coefficient.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Human Development Report 2011" (PDF). United Nations. 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "Paraguay y cinco países de la región anuncian el retiro temporal de la Unasur". 2018-04-20. Archived from the original on 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "Paraguay y otros cinco países se retiran temporalmente de Unasur". 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay y Perú suspenden participación en bloque Unasur". Reuters. 2018-04-20. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "Bolivia takes formal actions to reactivate UNASUR". 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "'En seis meses, Colombia estará oficialmente fuera de Unasur': Duque". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "Iván Duque: Nos retiramos de la Unasur por no denunciar crisis en Venezuela". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "'Ecuador pulls out of South American regional group Unasur". UPI. 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ "Lula's government plan" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Brazil rejoins Union of South American Nations after 4-year absence". Anadolu Agency. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ a b "Historia". Secretary General of UNASUR. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
- ^ Johnlall, Raphael (18 July 2013). "Venezuela President Maduro talked energy, transport while in T&T". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Guardian Media. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
Apart from Mercosur, Maduro also invited T&T to be "incorporated" into Union of South American Nations (Unasur) because of its geographical proximity to the South American mainland." Maduro said.