The Andean passport was created in June 2001 pursuant to Decisión 504. This stipulates the issuing of a passport based on a standard model which contains harmonised features of nomenclature and security. The member states of the Andean Community of Nations agreed to phrase in new Andean passports bearing the official name of the regional body in Spanish by January 2005, although previously issued national passports will be valid until their expiry date. The title page of European Union passports bears the name European Union, then the name of the issuing country, in the official languages of all EU countries. ... Spanish: Comunidad Andina, abbreviated CAN) is a trade bloc that comprises the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela. ...
The Andean passport has the following basic features:
Passbook type format with rounded edges of 88mm by 125 mm.
Cover and back cover in “bordeaux” color.
Legends are printed in gold color.
Above the national seal of the issuing country, the cover has the legend “COMUNIDAD ANDINA", which is centered and printed in larger fonts. Right below the seal the official name of the member country is printed.
Below, the cover has the word "PASSPORT", written in English as well as in Spanish.
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
External links
DECISION 525: Minimum specific technical characteristics of Andean Passport nomenclature and security
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