List of 12 Countries in Union of South American Nations

This IGO was founded in 2008, Brasilia, Brazil. It is headquartered in Quito, Ecuador and its official languages are English, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese. It has many currencies namely Suriname Dollar, Guyanese dollar, Boliviano, and Venezuelan bolívar. Moreover, its administrative centers are Bolivia, Quito, Cochabamba and one of its subsidiaries is Council of South American Defense. The organization has defense ministers in various countries too. Its member states are Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Suriname, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. On the other hand, Panama and Mexico hold observer status. The main purpose of this IGO is to provide grounds for continental free trade and movement of goods and people along with creating interoceanic highway