Union of South American Nations

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intergovernmental organization regional organization

The Union of South American Nations is an intergovernmental organization that aimed to promote political, economic, and social integration among South American countries.

Aliases (5)

UNASUR ×2
South American Community of Nations ×1
South American Defense Council ×1
Union of South American Nations region ×1
União de Nações Sul-Americanas ×1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization → regional organization →
abbreviation	UNASUL → UNASUL (Portuguese) → UNASUR → UNASUR (English and Spanish) →
continent	South America →
cooperationArea	defense → education → energy → environment → health → infrastructure →
foundingDate	23 May 2008 →
foundingDocument	Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations →
goal	coordinate regional infrastructure projects → promote economic integration in South America → promote political integration in South America → promote regional peace and democracy → promote social integration in South America → strengthen South American identity →
hasOrgan	Council of Delegates → Council of Heads of State and Government → Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs → General Secretariat → South American Council of Infrastructure and Planning → South American Defense Council → South American Health Council → South American Parliament (planned) →
headquartersLocation	Quito →
inspiredBy	European Union →
memberState	Argentina → Bolivia → Brazil → Chile → Colombia → Ecuador → Guyana → Paraguay → Peru → Suriname → Uruguay → Venezuela →
motto	Towards the Union of Our Peoples →
officialLanguage	Dutch → English → French → Indigenous languages of member states (symbolic recognition) → Portuguese → Spanish →
parliamentLocation	Cochabamba →
predecessor	Andean Community (in some integration areas) → Mercosur (in some integration areas) →
regionServed	South America →
secretariatLocation	Quito →
status	experiencing suspension and withdrawals by several member states → largely inactive →
treatySignedDate	23 May 2008 →
treatySignedPlace	Brasília →
typeOfIntegration	economic integration → political integration → social integration →
website	http://www.unasursg.org/ →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bolivia ("UNASUR") → Chile → Ecuador → Government of Ecuador → Suriname → Uruguay →	memberOf
Council of Delegates (UNASUR) → Council of Heads of State and Government → Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs → General Secretariat of the Union of South American Nations → South American Health Council →	partOf
Council of Heads of State and Government → Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs ("Union of South American Nations region") → General Secretariat of the Union of South American Nations →	appliesToJurisdiction
UNASUL ("União de Nações Sul-Americanas") → UNASUL →	fullName
General Secretariat of the Union of South American Nations → South American Council of Infrastructure and Planning →	parentOrganization
Union of South American Nations ("UNASUR") →	abbreviation
South American Parliament →	associatedWith
Council of Heads of State and Government →	country
Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations →	establishes
South American Council of Infrastructure and Planning →	framework
Council of Delegates (UNASUR) →	hasJurisdictionOver
Central American Integration System ("South American Community of Nations") →	hasObserver
Union of South American Nations ("South American Defense Council") →	hasOrgan
Latin America →	hasRegionalOrganization
Council of Heads of State and Government →	highestAuthorityIn
General Secretariat of the Union of South American Nations →	isAdministrativeArmOf
General Secretariat of the Union of South American Nations →	isExecutiveBodyOf
Spanish →	isOfficialLanguageOf
South American Parliament →	proposedBy
Colombia →	regionalOrganization
Council of Heads of State and Government →	seeAlso