Member states of the Union of South American Nations

Member states

Suspended member states

There are currently twelve member states of the Union of South American Nations, though six member states suspended their participation in the organization in April 2018.

Of these, two belong to CARICOM, four belong to the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), and four to Mercosur.

Member States

Country	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (/km²)	Currency	GDP per cap. (PPP)^[1]	Gini	HDI	Official, National, & Recognized languages
Bolivia Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia Bulivya Mamallaqta Wuliwya Suyu	Sucre La Paz	7006109858100000000♠1,098,581	7006911915200000000♠9,119,152	7000890000000000000♠8.9/km²	Bolivian boliviano	7003457500000000000♠4,575^[2]	7001572000000000000♠57.2^[3]	6999663000000000000♠0.663^[4]	Spanish Quechua Aymara and 34 others also see Languages of Bolivia
Ecuador República del Ecuador	Quito	7005256370000000000♠256,370	7007139220000000000♠13,922,000	7001538000000000000♠53.8/km²	Ecuadorian centavo United States dollar	7003802100000000000♠8,021^[2]	7001544000000000000♠54.4^[3]	6999720000000000000♠0.720^[4]	Spanish also see Languages of Ecuador
Guyana Co-operative Republic of Guyana	Georgetown	7005214999000000000♠214,999	7005858863000000000♠858,863	7000350200000000000♠3.502/km²	Guyanese dollar	7003700400000000000♠7,004^[2]	7001432000000000000♠43.2^[3]	6999633000000000000♠0.633^[4]	English Guyanese Creole 11 other languages also see Languages of Guyana
Suriname Republiek Suriname	Paramaribo	7005163821000000000♠163,821	7005470784000000000♠470,784	7000290000000000000♠2.9/km²	Surinamese dollar	7003894700000000000♠8,947^[2]	7001415000000000000♠41.5^[3]	6999680000000000000♠0.680^[4]	Dutch also see Languages of Suriname
Uruguay República Oriental del Uruguay	Montevideo	7005176215000000000♠176,215	7006347777900000000♠3,477,779	7001198000000000000♠19.8/km²	Uruguayan peso	7004139610000000000♠13,961^[2]	7001471000000000000♠47.1^[3]	6999783000000000000♠0.783^[4]	Spanish also see Languages of Uruguay
Venezuela República Bolivariana de Venezuela	Caracas	7005916445000000000♠916,445	7007281998220000000♠28,199,822	7001302000000000000♠30.2/km²	Venezuelan bolívar	7004117260000000000♠11,726^[2]	7001495000000000000♠49.5^[3]	6999735000000000000♠0.735^[4]	Spanish all other indigenous languages also see Languages of Venezuela

Suspended states

Six member states suspended their participation in the organization in April 2018.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Country	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (/km²)	Currency	GDP per cap. (PPP)^[1]	Gini	HDI	Official, National, & Recognized languages
Argentina República Argentina	Buenos Aires	7006278040300000000♠2,780,403	7007434170000000000♠43,417,000	7001144900000000000♠14.49/km²	Argentine peso	7004150300000000000♠15,030^[2]	7001488000000000000♠48.8^[3]	6999797000000000000♠0.797^[4]	Spanish (de facto) also see Languages of Argentina for other Co-official languages
Brazil República Federativa do Brasil	Brasília	7006851487700000000♠8,514,877	7008204451000000000♠204,451,000	7001220000000000000♠22/km²	Brazilian real	7004110650000000000♠11,065^[2]	7001550000000000000♠55.0^[3]	6999718000000000000♠0.718^[4]	Portuguese Brazilian Sign Language also see Languages of Brazil for other Co-official languages
Chile República de Chile	Santiago	7005756950000000000♠756,950	7007167634700000000♠16,763,470	7001220000000000000♠22/km²	Chilean peso	7004149390000000000♠14,939^[2]	7001520000000000000♠52.0^[3]	6999805000000000000♠0.805^[4]	Spanish (de facto) also see Languages of Chile
Colombia República de Colombia	Bogotá	7006114174800000000♠1,141,748	7007482198270000000♠48,219,827	7001400000000000000♠40/km²	Colombian peso	7003909100000000000♠9,091^[2]	7001585000000000000♠58.5^[3]	6999710000000000000♠0.710^[4]	Spanish 68 other languages/dialects also see Languages of Colombia
Paraguay República del Paraguay Tetã Paraguái	Asunción	7005406752000000000♠406,752	7006615800000000000♠6,158,000	7001156000000000000♠15.6/km²	Paraguayan guaraní	7003471000000000000♠4,710^[2]	7001532000000000000♠53.2^[3]	6999665000000000000♠0.665^[4]	Spanish Guaraní also see Languages of Paraguay
Peru República del Perú Piruw Ripuwlika Piruw Suyu	Lima	7006128522000000000♠1,285,220	7007291809000000000♠29,180,900	7001230000000000000♠23/km²	Peruvian nuevo sol	7003910700000000000♠9,107^[2]	7001505000000000000♠50.5^[3]	6999725000000000000♠0.725^[4]	Spanish Quechuan Aymara all other indigenous languages also see Languages of Peru

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.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Non-member States

Observer States

Flag	Country^[12]	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (/km²)	Currency	GDP per cap. (PPP)^[1]	Gini	HDI	Official, National, & Recognized languages
	Mexico Estados Unidos Mexicanos	Mexico City	7006197255000000000♠1,972,550	7008112322757000000♠112,322,757	7001570000000000000♠57/km²	Mexican peso	7004141510000000000♠14,151^[2]	7001516000000000000♠51.6^[3]	6999770000000000000♠0.770^[4]	Spanish (de facto) 68 other indigenous languages also see Languages of Mexico
	Panama República de Panamá	Panama City	7004755170000000000♠75,517	7006340581300000000♠3,405,813	7001445000000000000♠44.5/km²	Panamanian balboa United States dollar	7004122420000000000♠12,242^[2]	7001549000000000000♠54.9^[3]	6999768000000000000♠0.768^[4]	Spanish

Proposed States

Flag	Country^[13]	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (/km²)	Currency	GDP per cap. (PPP)^[1]	Gini	HDI	Official, National, & Recognized languages
	Trinidad and Tobago^[14] Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	7003513100000000000♠5,131	7006135389500000000♠1,353,895	7002254400000000000♠254.4/km²	Trinidad and Tobago dollar	7004319330000000000♠31,933^[2]	7001390000000000000♠39.0^[3]	6999772000000000000♠0.772^[4]	English

References

1 2 3 4 at purchasing power parity, per capita, in international dollars (rounded)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Report for Selected Countries and Subjects IMF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Human Development Report 2011" (PDF). United Nations. 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
↑ "Paraguay y cinco países de la región anuncian el retiro temporal de la Unasur". 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
↑ "Paraguay y otros cinco países se retiran temporalmente de Unasur". 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
↑ "Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay y Perú suspenden participación en bloque Unasur". Reuters. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
↑ "Bolivia takes formal actions to reactivate UNASUR". 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
↑ "'En seis meses, Colombia estará oficialmente fuera de Unasur': Duque". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
↑ "Iván Duque: Nos retiramos de la Unasur por no denunciar crisis en Venezuela". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
↑ "(VIDEO) Iván Duque: Colombia saldrá oficialmente de Unasur en seis meses". Aporrea (in Spanish). 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
↑ "Historia". Secretary General of UNASUR. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
↑ "Historia". Secretary General of UNASUR. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
↑ 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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[GDP-1] 1 2 3 4 at purchasing power parity, per capita, in international dollars (rounded)

[GDP10-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Report for Selected Countries and Subjects IMF

[Gini_coefficient10-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 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.

[HDI11-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Human Development Report 2011" (PDF). United Nations. 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

[5] "Paraguay y cinco países de la región anuncian el retiro temporal de la Unasur". 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-05-22.

[6] "Paraguay y otros cinco países se retiran temporalmente de Unasur". 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-05-22.

[7] "Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay y Perú suspenden participación en bloque Unasur". Reuters. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-05-22.

[8] "Bolivia takes formal actions to reactivate UNASUR". 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-05-22.

[9] "'En seis meses, Colombia estará oficialmente fuera de Unasur': Duque". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

[10] "Iván Duque: Nos retiramos de la Unasur por no denunciar crisis en Venezuela". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

[11] "(VIDEO) Iván Duque: Colombia saldrá oficialmente de Unasur en seis meses". Aporrea (in Spanish). 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

[12] "Historia". Secretary General of UNASUR. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2013-07-12.

[13] "Historia". Secretary General of UNASUR. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2013-07-12.

[14] 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.