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South American Community of Nations
South American Community of Nations
Administrative centre	Brasília (Pro Tempore Secretariat)
Largest city	São Paulo
Member states	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela
Official languages	Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English
Presidency
Pro Tempore Secretary	Amb. Jorge D’Escragnolle Taunay Filho, Brazil
2007 Statistics
Area	17,715,335 km²
Population	379,782,748
GDP (PPP)  - Total  - Per capita	3,502,199 millions $9,221
Other information
Currencies	Argentine peso (ARS) Bolivian boliviano (BOB) Brazilian real (BRL or R$) Chilean peso (CLP) Colombian peso (COP or Col$) Guyanese dollar (GYD) Paraguayan guaraní (PYG) Peruvian nuevo sol (PEN) Surinamese dollar (SRD) US Dollar (Ecuador) (USD or U$) Uruguayan peso (UYU) Venezuelan bolívar (VEB or Bs) Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Image File history File links Nuvola_apps_important. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Banceras_csn. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1500x775, 55 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): South American Community of Nations ... Administrative Centre (in Norwegian administrativt senter) is often used in Norway to refer to a county town, or the place where the central administration of a Norwegian commune is located. ... Brasilia is the national capital of Brazil. ... The title of this article contains the character ã. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Sao Paulo, Sao Paolo or Saint Paul. ... A state is a set of institutions that possess the authority to make the rules that govern the people in one or more societies, having internal and external sovereignty over a definite territory. ... An official language is a language that is given a privileged legal status in a state, or other legally-defined territory. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different surface areas  here is a list of areas between 1 million km² and 10 million km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... The Argentine peso (originally established as the nuevo peso argentino or peso convertible) is the currency of Argentina. ... The boliviano (ISO 4217 code: BOB) is the currency of Bolivia. ... ISO 4217 Code BRL User(s) Brazil Inflation 3. ... Chilean notes currently in circulation: 1,000; 2,000; 5,000; 10,000; 20,000 pesos The peso is the currency of Chile. ... The peso is the currency of Colombia. ... The dollar (currency code GYD) has been the currency of Guyana since 1966. ... The guaraní (plural: guaraníes; ISO 4217 code PYG) is the national currency unit of Paraguay. ... The sol (plural: soles) (S/.) is the monetary unit (currency) of Peru. ... The dollar (currency code SRD) has been the currency of Suriname since 2004. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ... The peso uruguayo (ISO 4217 code: UYU) is the official currency of Uruguay. ... ISO 4217 Code VEB User(s) Venezuela Inflation 16% Source The World Factbook, 2005 est. ...
Official Website	http://casa.mre.gov.br

The South American Community of Nations (CSN) (Spanish: Comunidad Sudamericana de Naciones, Portuguese: Comunidade Sul-Americana de Nações, Dutch: Zuid-Amerikaanse Statengemeenschap) will be a continent-wide free trade zone that will unite two existing free-trade organizations—Mercosur and the Andean Community—eliminating tariffs for non-sensitive products by 2014 and sensitive products by 2019. The headquarters of this new organization will be in Lima while the South American Bank will be in Brasilia according to the agreements during the meetings. Complete integration between the Andean Community and Mercosur into the South American Community of Nations is expected by 2007. A free trade zone (FTZ) or export processing zone is one or more areas of a country where tariffs and quotas are eliminated and bureaucratic requirements are lowered in order to attract companies by raising the incentives for doing business there. ... In international trade, free trade is an idealized market model, often stated as a political objective, in which trade of goods and services between countries flows unhindered by government-imposed prices. ... Mercosur or Mercosul (Spanish: Mercado Común del Sur, Portuguese: Mercado Comum do Sul, English: Southern Common Market) is a RTA (Regional Trade Agreement) between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Paraguay, founded in 1991 by the Treaty of Asunción, which was later amended and updated by the 1994 Treaty... States of CAN The Andean Community of Nations (in Spanish: Comunidad Andina de Naciones, abbreviated CAN) is a trade bloc comprising the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. ... 2014 (MMXIV) will be a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2019 (MMXIX) will be a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of the Kings Location within Lima Province Coordinates: Department Lima Province Lima Province Settled 1535  - Mayor Luis Castaneda Lossio Area    - City 804. ... Bras lia is the capital city of Brazil and is located in the center of the country in a federal district created in the state of Goi s. ... States of CAN The Andean Community of Nations (in Spanish: Comunidad Andina de Naciones, abbreviated CAN) is a trade bloc comprising the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. ... Mercosur or Mercosul (Spanish: Mercado Común del Sur, Portuguese: Mercado Comum do Sul, English: Southern Common Market) is a RTA (Regional Trade Agreement) between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Paraguay, founded in 1991 by the Treaty of Asunción, which was later amended and updated by the 1994 Treaty... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Overview

At the Third South American Summit, on 8 December 2004, presidents or representatives from twelve South American nations signed the Cuzco Declaration, a two-page statement of intent, announcing the foundation of the South American Community. Panama attended the signing ceremony as an observer. Official photograph The 2004 South American Summit – the third of its kind, after earlier events in Brasília (September 2000) and Guayaquil (July 2002) – was held in Cuzco and Ayacucho, Peru, on 7–9 December 2004. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Categories: Stub ...

The leaders announced their intention to model the new community after the European Union, including a common currency, parliament, and passport. According to Allan Wagner, Secretary General of the Andean Community, a complete union like that of the EU should be possible by 2019. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe delivering a speech at the opening of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Andean Presidential Council, June 27, 2003 The Andean Community of Nations (in Spanish: Comunidad Andina de Naciones, abbreviated CAN) is a trade bloc that comprises the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru... 2019 (MMXIX) will be a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The mechanics of the new entity should come out at the First South American Community of Nations Heads of State Summit, to be held in Brasilia, in September 29-30 2005. A constitution is also expected to be drafted in 2005. The Second Summit will be held in Bolivia. No new institutions will be created in the first phase, so as not to increase bureaucracy, and the community will use the existing institutions belonging to the previous trade blocs. Bras lia is the capital city of Brazil and is located in the center of the country in a federal district created in the state of Goi s. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Origins

Simón Bolívar, directly responsible for the independence of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Panamá in the early years of the 19th century, and honored with statues in the capital cities of practically every Spanish American nation had the goal of creating a federation of Spanish American nations to ensure prosperity and security after independence. Bolívar never achieved this goal, and died an unpopular figure because of his heavy-handed attempts to establish strong central governments in the nations he led to independence. Simón Bolívar Monument, Sixth Avenue entrance to Central Park, New York City Simón Bolívar Memorial Monument, standing in Santa Marta, Colombia Equestrian statue of Bolívar on Bolívar Square, Caracas Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (born July... Panama (Spanish: Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... A map displaying todays federations. ...

Participating nations

The 12 community members:

• Members of the Andean Community (CAN)¹:
  •  Bolivia (will start the process of joining Mercosur in 2006)
  •  Colombia
  •  Ecuador
  •  Peru

• Members of Mercosur²:
  •  Argentina
  •  Brazil
  •  Paraguay
  •  Uruguay
  •  Venezuela

• Other countries:
  •  Chile¹ ² (in process of re-joining the Andean Community)
  •  Guyana³
  •  Suriname³

¹ These countries are also considered to be associate members of Mercosur
² These countries are also considered to be associate members of the Andean Community.
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• Observer states:
  •  Panama
  •  Mexico (Mexico is not located in South America; it is already part of the NAFTA bloc)

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• Trinidad and Tobago, which is a Caribbean island and member of the CARICOM
• French Guiana, which is a département d'outre-mer of France and is therefore part of the European Union

• Dependent territories
  • Aruba, which is an overseas territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Parts of the Netherlands Antilles, which is an overseas territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, which is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom
  • The Falkland Islands, which is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.

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Current works in progress

The South American Community of Nations started plans of integration with the construction of the Interoceanic Highway, a road that intends to unite Peru with Brazil by extending a highway through Bolivia, giving that country a path to the sea, while Brazil would obtain access to the Pacific Ocean and Peru to the Atlantic Ocean. Construction started in September 2005, financed 60% by Brazil and 40% by Peru. It is estimated to be done by 2009.

On November 24 2006, the foreign ministers of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela reached an agreement to waive Visa requirements for tourism travel between nationals of said countries. [1]

In January 2007, the Peruvian president called for a single South American currency.[2]

Comparison with other Regional blocs

Dignitaries attend the signing of the Cuzco Declaration

First Meeting of Heads of State of the South American Community of Nations (2005) in Brasília

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Quotes

We are here to make Simón Bolívar's dream real. [...] Sooner, rather than later, we shall have a single currency, a single passport... Sooner, rather than later, we shall have a parliament with directly elected representatives for this new nation that we are creating today. — Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, 8 December 2004. Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian politician. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Step by step CAN and Mercosur will converge becoming the South American Community, but gradually disappearing at the same time. But in spite of the haste there’s no rush, because we could end with an empty declaration. [...] My idea is that in a few months time CAN should be known as South American Community-CAN and Mercosur, South American Community MS, so we have time to get in touch with the new initials. —Former Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde, president of the Mercosur Representatives Committee. Eduardo Alberto Duhalde Maldonado (born October 5, 1941) is a former president of Argentina. ...

Name change proposal

On December 28, 2005, Chilean chancellor Ignacio Walker proposed that the name of the community be changed to South American Union (Spanish: Unión Sudamericana, Portuguese: União Sul-Americana); nevertheless, many members stated to him that that proposal had already been rejected to prevent confusion related to its acronym (U.S.A.). December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• South America
• History of South America
• Economy of South America
• Continental union
  • African Union
  • Asian Union
  • European Union
  • North American Union
  • Pacific Union
• Free Trade Area of the Americas
• List of Trade blocs
• Rio Group

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• SACN information page on Andean Community website
• BBC - S America Creates Single Market
• Do the Mercosur Countries Form an Optimum Currency Area?
• MercoPress - S. American Community Comes to Light December 9
• Regional rivalries are obstacle to S. American 12-nation bloc: analysts (EU business)
• News of CSN
• BBC News (2006-12-10): Lat-Am leaders end second summit