Member states of the Union of South American Nations

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]

  Current members
  Suspended members
  Former members

Member States

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  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

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Six member states suspended their participation in the organization in April 2018.[8][9][10][11]

Flag Country Capital Area
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  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

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Observer States

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  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

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  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

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  1. ^ "South American leaders launch new bloc to replace Unasur". Associated Press. 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Ecuador Withdraws from Unasur, in Stunning Rebuke to 21st Century Socialism". panampost.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-10.
  3. ^ a b "Uruguayan government withdraws from UNASUR and returns to TIAR". 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  4. ^ a b c d at purchasing power parity, per capita, in internatifhj nal dollars (rounded)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Report for Selected Countries and Subjects IMF
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Paraguay y otros cinco países se retiran temporalmente de Unasur". 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Bolivia takes formal actions to reactivate UNASUR". 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  12. ^ "'En seis meses, Colombia estará oficialmente fuera de Unasur': Duque". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  13. ^ "Iván Duque: Nos retiramos de la Unasur por no denunciar crisis en Venezuela". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  14. ^ "'Ecuador pulls out of South American regional group Unasur". UPI. 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  15. ^ "Lula's government plan" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Brazil rejoins Union of South American Nations after 4-year absence". Anadolu Agency. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  17. ^ a b "Historia". Secretary General of UNASUR. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  18. ^ 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.
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