Member states of the Union of South American Nations

There are four active member states of the Union of South American Nations after six member states suspended their participation in the organization in April 2018, while Ecuador and Uruguay announced their withdrawals in March 2019 and March 2020 respectively.[1][2][3]

  Current members
  Suspended members
  Former members

Member States

FlagCountryCapitalArea
(km2)
PopulationDensity
(/km2)
CurrencyGDP per cap.
(PPP)
[4]
GiniHDIOfficial, National, & Recognized languages
Bolivia

Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
Bulivya Mamallaqta
Wuliwya Suyu
Sucre
La Paz
1,098,5819,119,1528.9/km2Bolivian boliviano4,575[5]57.2[6]0.663[7]Spanish
Quechua
Aymara
and 34 others also see Languages of Bolivia
Guyana

Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Georgetown214,999858,8633.502/km2Guyanese dollar7,004[5]43.2[6]0.633[7]English
Guyanese Creole
11 other languages also see Languages of Guyana
Suriname

Republiek Suriname
Paramaribo163,821470,7842.9/km2Surinamese dollar8,947[5]41.5[6]0.680[7]Dutch
also see Languages of Suriname
Venezuela

República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Caracas916,44528,199,82230.2/km2Venezuelan bolívar11,726[5]49.5[6]0.735[7]Spanish
all other indigenous languages also see Languages of Venezuela

Suspended states

Six member states suspended their participation in the organization in April 2018.[8][9][10][11]

FlagCountryCapitalArea
(km2)
PopulationDensity
(/km2)
CurrencyGDP per cap.
(PPP)
[4]
GiniHDIOfficial, National, & Recognized languages
Argentina

República Argentina
Buenos Aires2,780,40343,417,00014.49/km2Argentine peso15,030[5]48.8[6]0.797[7]Spanish (de facto)
also see Languages of Argentina for other Co-official languages
Brazil

República Federativa do Brasil
Brasília8,514,877204,451,00022/km2Brazilian real11,065[5]55.0[6]0.718[7]Portuguese
Brazilian Sign Language
also see Languages of Brazil for other Co-official languages
Chile

República de Chile
Santiago756,95016,763,47022/km2Chilean peso14,939[5]52.0[6]0.805[7]Spanish (de facto)
also see Languages of Chile
Colombia

República de Colombia
Bogotá1,141,74848,219,82740/km2Colombian peso9,091[5]58.5[6]0.710[7]Spanish
68 other languages/dialects also see Languages of Colombia
Ecuador

República del Ecuador
Quito256,37013,922,00053.8/km2Ecuadorian centavo
United States dollar
8,021[5]54.4[6]0.720[7]Spanish
also see Languages of Ecuador
Paraguay

República del Paraguay
Tetã Paraguái
Asunción406,7526,158,00015.6/km2Paraguayan guaraní4,710[5]53.2[6]0.665[7]Spanish
Guaraní
also see Languages of Paraguay
Peru

República del Perú
Piruw Ripuwlika
Piruw Suyu
Lima1,285,22029,180,90023/km2Peruvian sol9,107[5]50.5[6]0.725[7]Spanish
Quechuan
Aymara
all other indigenous languages also see Languages of Peru
Uruguay

República Oriental del Uruguay
Montevideo176,2153,477,77919.8/km2Uruguayan peso13,961[5]47.1[6]0.783[7]Spanish
also see Languages of Uruguay

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.[12][13] Ecuador announced its withdrawal on 13 March 2019.[14] Uruguay followed suit in March 2020.[3] Following the 2022 Brazilian general election, newly elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signalled his intention to rejoin UNASUR.[15] Brazil rejoined on 5 May 2023.[16]

Non-member States

Observer States

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(km2)
PopulationDensity
(/km2)
CurrencyGDP per cap.
(PPP)
[4]
GiniHDIOfficial, National, & Recognized languages
Mexico

Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Mexico City1,972,550112,322,75757/km2Mexican peso14,151[5]51.6[6]0.770[7]Spanish (de facto)
68 other indigenous languages also see Languages of Mexico
Panama

República de Panamá
Panama City75,5173,405,81344.5/km2Panamanian balboa
United States dollar
12,242[5]54.9[6]0.768[7]Spanish

Proposed Member States

FlagCountry[17]CapitalArea
(km2)
PopulationDensity
(/km2)
CurrencyGDP per cap.
(PPP)
[4]
GiniHDIOfficial, National, & Recognized languages
Trinidad and Tobago[18]

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain5,1311,353,895254.4/km2Trinidad and Tobago dollar31,933[5]39.0[6]0.772[7]English

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