A South American Union, modeled along the European Union, was formed when the Union of South American Nations Treaty was signed last Friday, May 23, 2008. All twelve South American countries united under the treaty which seeks to form a common currency, passport, parliament, and defense. The UNASUR (Spanish: Union de Naciones Suramericanas) or UNASUL (Portuguese: Uniao de Nacoes Sul-Americanas) will be headquartered in Quito, Ecuador. Here is a list of the member countries of UNASUR:
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Comments
Will this threaten the effectiveness of Mercosur?
I will be taking a course in the Fall: Geography of Latin America. I thank you for this important event, and look forward to future posts on Latin America. I should also say that I dislike the term, Latin, that describes the course at my college.
I think it is a great idea. What about French Guiana, are they not involved?
French Guiana is a territorial overseas department of France and is already part of the European Union.
Latin America usually refers not only to South America but Central American and sometimes the Caribbean states and territories.
What are the benefits of these countries uniting? I wish the documents were made available.
With these nations coming together to form the South American Union, what happens to the Central American nations? They formed as a unit under CAFTA, but so far that has not brought in too much positive trade. Will this South American Union bring trade and economic well being to all Spanish/Portuguese speaking nations of the American Hemisphere? Which by the way includes the U.S. since it is the 4th or 5th largest country speaking Spanish.
Pushing the New World Order agenda?