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A continental union, often abbreviated to CU, is an inter-governmental or supra-national political union of nations located in the same continent, or close to it. These nations are known as member states. A Political Union is a type of state which is composed of smaller states. ... Animated, colour-coded map showing the various continents. ... An international organization (also called intergovernmental organization) is an organization of international scope or character. ...

A map of the currently existing supranational continental unions.

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 413 pixelsFull resolution (1500 × 775 pixel, file size: 51 KB, MIME type: image/png) A map of the three currently-existing continental union organizations of the world. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 413 pixelsFull resolution (1500 × 775 pixel, file size: 51 KB, MIME type: image/png) A map of the three currently-existing continental union organizations of the world. ...

Existing Continental Unions

Anthem Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together [1] Administrative Centre Largest city Cairo, Egypt Working languages Arabic English French Portuguese Spanish(Eq. ... Pro Tempore Secretariat Brasília Official languages 4 Spanish Portuguese English Dutch Member states 12 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela Leaders  -  President Rodrigo Borja  -  Tempore Secretary Jorge Taunay Filho Formation  -  Cuzco Declaration 8 December 2004  Area  -  Total 17,715,335 km² (1st2)  sq...

Proposed Continental Unions

Certain regional international organisations have vocation, or are able to become continental unions, such as Mercosur in South America, CARICOM in the Caribbean and ASEAN in Southeast Asia. The Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) is a body created in 2002 to promote Asian cooperation at a continental level, helping to integrate the previously separate regional organizations of political or economical cooperation such as ASEAN, SAARC or the Gulf Cooperation Council. ... Proposed Central Asian Union A Central Asian Union was proposed by Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbaev on April 26, 2007, consisting of the five Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. ... Map of the North American Economic and Security Community The Independent Task Force on North America was a project organized by the Council on Foreign Relations (U.S.), the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, and the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations. ... The Mediterranean Union (French: Union méditerranéenne) is a proposed community of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. ... In 2004, a committee of the Australian Senate called for the formation of a Pacific Union to comprise the member-states of the Pacific Islands Forum, but with a common charter, institutions and currency. ... For the political science journal, see: International Organization An international organization (also called intergovernmental organization) is an organization of international scope or character. ... Motto (Spanish) (Portuguese) (Guaraní) Our North is the South  â€¢  â€¢ Pro Tempore Secretariat Montevideo, Uruguay Largest city São Paulo, Brazil Official languages 3 Portuguese Spanish Guaraní Membership 5 Argentina Brazil Paraguay Uruguay Venezuela Leaders  -  Carlos Álvarez Establishment  -  Declaration of Foz do Iguaçu 30 December 1985   -  Treaty of Asunción... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The Caribbean Community and Common Market or CARICOM was established by the Treaty of Chaguaramas which came into effect on August 1, 1973. ... “West Indian” redirects here. ... ASEAN[1], pronounced // (AH-SEE-AHN) in English, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia, which was formed on August 8, 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand[2] as a display of solidarity... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...


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