Union of South American Nations UNASUR: Argentina Brazil Bolivia

Related Foreign Trade Courses and masters: Course Economy of Latin America - Master Business in the Americas - Master in business in Latin America. Spanish: Negocios en América

Course summary (Union of South American Nations UNASUR):

The Third Summit of South American Presidents, held in Cusco on December 8, 2004 witnessed the political creation of the South American Community of Nations UNASUR, a great political project combined with a program of decentralized development. As decided by the Presidents at that meeting, the South American Community of Nations will be shaped through the gradual convergence of the Andean Community and MERCOSUR and Chile, together with Guyana and Suriname.

The UNASUR member countries are: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.

UNASUR- Basic economic data:
- It has a GDP of 973 billion 613 million dollars, making it the world's fifth-ranking power.

- Its population of 361 million people is the world's fourth largest population.

- It covers an area of over 17 million square kilometers.

- Its export earnings amount to 181 billion 856 million dollars.

- It possesses 27% of the world's freshwater sources.

- It has eight million square kilometers of forested land and is washed by two oceans.

- It is the world's foremost food producer and exporter.

- It's stock of hydrocarbon resources will last 100 years.

- Some 95 percent of its inhabitants profess a single religion.

- Its inhabitants speak two mutually intelligible languages.

- It has a common history and shared values.

Example of the course Union of South American Nations UNASUR:

Union, South American, Nations, UNASUR, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, America, integration, Member, countries, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Organs, Objectives