Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Latin America

A map shows the membership status of South American countries. Associate Members (green), including Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Full Members (red), including Brazil, and Argentina. Suspended Members (blue), which includes Venezuela.

Member states of Mercosur, an organization founded in 1991 to promote free trade among its members

Countries

Council on Foreign Relations

Mercosur

Australia

New Zealand

Samoa

Australia & Oceania

Aruba (Neth.)

Bermuda (U.K.)

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Seychelles

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Lucia

Caribbean

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

China

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Japan

Macau S.A.R. (China)

Mongolia

Nepal

South Korea

East Asia

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Russia

Eurasia

Albania

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Northern Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Europe

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Honduras

Panama

Curaçao (Neth.)

Mauritania

Mauritius

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

São Tomé and Príncipe

Tonga

None

Canada

Mexico

United States

North America

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Maldives

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

South Asia

Brunei

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Algeria

Bahrain

Egypt

Iran

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Morocco

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Tunisia

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cabo Verde

Cameroon

Chad

Comoros

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of Congo

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Ghana

Guinea

Lesotho

Madagascar

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Rwanda

Senegal

South Africa

Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Uganda

Sub-Saharan Africa

Higher education enrollment rates: Dark green (more than 84 percent): U S A, Australia. Green to light green (30 to 84 percent): Russia, Iran, most of Europe, China, Mexico. Very light green (less than 30 percent): Parts of Africa (Sudan) and Asia (India).

Ratio of students enrolled to total population in tertiary education age (18–24) group. Percentages can exceed 100% where students attending colleges and universities come from outside the 18- to 24-age group.

World

World Bank

Higher Education Enrollment

Percent

French Polynesia (France)

Haiti

Martinique (France)

St. Barthélemy (France)

St. Martin (France)

Monaco

French Guiana (France)

Guadeloupe (France)

Mayotte (France)

New Caledonia (France)

Réunion (France)

St. Pierre and Miquelon (France)

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna Is. (France)

Central African Republic

Djibouti

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Mali

Republic of the Congo

A map shows countries where French is an official or de facto language. The countries are highlighted in blue and include France, Canada, Mali, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Guinea, Senegal, Congo, Gabon, and Madagascar.

Countries where French is an official (or serves as a de facto) language

Ethnologue

French as Official or de facto Language

Trinidad and Tobago

Mercosur	Higher Education Enrollment			French as Official or de facto Language	Natural Gas Production (%)			Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation
Value	Class	Rank	Percent	Value	Class	Rank	Percent of world production	Areas of serious concern	Areas of some concern	Stable terrain	Nonvegetated land












								23.0%	35.0%	31.0%	10.1%