Continental union

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A continental union, often abbreviated to CU, is an inter-governmental or supra-national political union of nations located in the same continent, or close to it. These nations are known as member states.

Contents 1 Existing Continental Unions 2 Proposed Continental Unions 3 Reference 4 See also

[edit] Existing Continental Unions

• African Union (AU), includes all African countries except Morocco, which withdrew after the AU recognized the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
• European Union (EU), includes 27 European countries and their dependent territories.
• Union of South American Nations (UNASUR or UNASUL), includes all of continental South America except French Guiana (which is an overseas department of France and therefore part of the EU).

[edit] Proposed Continental Unions

• Asia Cooperation Dialogue
• Central American Integration System
• Central Asian Union
• Mediterranean Union
• North American Union
• International World Union
• Pacific Union

Certain regional international organisations have vocation, or are able to become continental unions, such as CARICOM in the Caribbean and ASEAN in Southeast Asia.

[edit] Reference

• Ankerl, Guy [2000]. Global communication without universal civilization, INU societal research Vol.1: Coexisting contemporary civilizations : Arabo-Muslim, Bharati, Chinese, and Western. Geneva: INU Press. ISBN 2-88155-004-5. 

[edit] See also

• Continentalism
• International organisation