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A map of the theoretical boundaries of the North American Union

The North American Union is a proposed international government encompassing the nations of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. It could be considered the North American analogue of the European Union.

The blueprint for this governing body was laid out in a 2005 report entitled "Building a North American Community" published by the Independent Task Force on North America, a partnership among the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), an American foreign policy think tank, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, and the Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales.

The Independent Task Force on North America was chaired by Canadian politician John Manley, a former Deputy Prime Minister.

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History

The evolving history of a future North American Union can trace its roots back to the original major expansion of European power in the Americas, for which the voyage to America by Christopher Columbus was the major initial catalyst. Multiple great powers, especially England, France, and Spain, among others, fought each other for total hegemony over the new lands.

Eventually, the colonial peoples of North America obtained independence from European control as three major nation-states: first, the United States of America (declared 1776, recognized 1783); second, the United Mexican States (declared 1810, recognized 1821); third, the Canadian Confederation (initiated 1867, completed 1982). Although initially ignored or suppressed by the former colonial peoples, the indigenous peoples of the Americas were eventually also recognized as fellow North Americans.

(At the same time, of course, the peoples of Central America and South America also obtained their independence; note that Central America originally declared independence as the United Provinces of Central America (1823), but soon broke up into separate independent states (1840).)

In recent times, the three North American nation-states have been increasing their economic ties, accelerating the process with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

In response to the demands of increasing globalization and shared concerns from abroad, such as the increasing clout of other economic spheres such as the European Union and China, the leaders of the three nations agreed in 2005 to work more cooperatively on shared North American concerns. To this end, the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America was established. [1]

It is likely that any future North American Union would continue to build on the work done through initiatives such as NAFTA and the SPP.

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Current debate

It has been suggested that a hypothetical common currency might be called the "Amero", which would be similar in concept to the Euro, the common currency of the EU. [2] However, this is seen as needlessly generic even by many proponents, as two of the three countries (Canada and the USA) already use a dollar-based currency, along with many Caribbean nations which could be candidates for accession to a future NAU. Template:Citation needed Note that the third major country, Mexico, uses the peso, which is also a dollar-like currency (although it is currently trading at an exchange rate significantly lower relative to the dollar currencies of both Canada and the USA). (At one time, one silver dollar equaled exactly one peso, which was in turn based on the Spanish dollar.)

The three nations that make up the NAU would either significantly diminish or else erase remaining trade and travel restrictions with each other, making entry into their countries from the other two nearly as easy as crossing state or provincial lines within each of said countries (as is already the case within the EU). Because of this, the NAU is seen by many in the United States as an end run around Federal immigration laws. which would also eliminate any need for actual amnesty for illegal immigrants (as is currently being debated in the US Congress). Template:Citation needed

This proposed supranational government is also seen by many as surrendering US sovereignty, which undermines the United States Constitution. Because of these and other provisions that would be enacted if the NAU was put in place, it is considered to be nothing more than an illegal international treaty by many in the United States. Template:Citation needed

Within Canada, the North American Union proposal is seen by some opponents as compromising Canadian sovereignty, potentially paving the way for Canada's total annexation by the United States. Template:Citation needed

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Geography

The North American Union would currently (as of 2006) have a total population of around 436,020,884 citizens. For comparison, the European Union currently (as of 2006) has an estimated population of 457,514,494.

The NAU population would be divided among the three constituent nations as follows:

North American Population By Country
Country	Population
USA	297,550,259
Mexico	107,449,525
Canada	31,021,100

The NAU would collectively have 97 states and provinces. For comparison, the EU currently includes 25 member states; note that some of the EU states themselves have major regional divisions (for example, the United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, all of which (especially Scotland) exercise a certain degree of regional autonomy and Germany is a federal republic with 16 states much like the US and Mexico).

The NAU states and provinces would be ordered by population as follows:

North American States and Provinces
Country	State or Province	Population
USA	California	35,893,799
USA	Texas	22,490,022
USA	New York	19,227,088
USA	Florida	17,397,161
Mexico	México	13,096,686
USA	Illinois	12,713,634
USA	Pennsylvania	12,406,292
Canada	Ontario	11,897,600
USA	Ohio	11,459,011
USA	Michigan	10,112,620
USA	Georgia	8,829,383
USA	New Jersey	8,698,879
Mexico	Distrito Federal	8,605,239
USA	North Carolina	8,541,221
USA	Virginia	7,459,827
Canada	Quebec	7,397,000
Mexico	Veracruz-Llave	6,908,975
USA	Massachusetts	6,416,505
Mexico	Jalisco	6,322,002
USA	Indiana	6,237,569
USA	Washington	6,203,788
USA	Tennessee	5,900,962
USA	Missouri	5,754,618
USA	Arizona	5,743,834
USA	Maryland	5,558,058
USA	Wisconsin	5,509,026
USA	Minnesota	5,100,958
Mexico	Puebla	5,076,686
Mexico	Guanajuato	4,663,032
USA	Colorado	4,601,403
USA	Alabama	4,530,182
USA	Louisiana	4,515,770
USA	South Carolina	4,198,068
USA	Kentucky	4,145,922
Canada	British Columbia	4,078,400
Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	3,985,667
Mexico	Chiapas	3,920,892
USA	Puerto Rico	3,894,855
Mexico	Nuevo León	3,834,141
USA	Oregon	3,594,586
USA	Oklahoma	3,523,553
USA	Connecticut	3,503,604
Mexico	Oaxaca	3,438,765
Mexico	Guerrero	3,079,649
Canada	Alberta	3,056,700
Mexico	Chihuahua	3,052,907
USA	Iowa	2,954,451
USA	Mississippi	2,902,966
Mexico	Tamaulipas	2,753,222
USA	Arkansas	2,752,629
USA	Kansas	2,735,502
Mexico	Sinaloa	2,536,844
Mexico	Baja California	2,487,367
USA	Utah	2,389,039
USA	Nevada	2,334,771
Mexico	San Luis Potosí	2,299,360
Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza	2,298,070
Mexico	Hidalgo	2,235,591
Mexico	Sonora	2,216,969
USA	New Mexico	1,903,289
Mexico	Tabasco	1,891,829
USA	West Virginia	1,815,354
USA	Nebraska	1,747,214
Mexico	Yucatán	1,658,210
Mexico	Morelos	1,555,296
Mexico	Durango	1,448,661
Mexico	Querétaro de Arteaga	1,404,306
USA	Idaho	1,393,262
Mexico	Zacatecas	1,353,610
USA	Maine	1,317,253
USA	New Hampshire	1,299,500
USA	Hawaii	1,262,840
Canada	Manitoba	1,151,300
USA	Rhode Island	1,080,632
Canada	Saskatchewan	1,000,100
Mexico	Tlaxcala	962,646
Mexico	Aguascalientes	944,285
Canada	Nova Scotia	932,400
USA	Montana	926,865
Mexico	Nayarit	920,185
Mexico	Quintana Roo	874,963
USA	Delaware	830,364
USA	South Dakota	770,883
Canada	New Brunswick	749,900
Mexico	Campeche	690,689
USA	Alaska	655,435
USA	North Dakota	634,366
USA	Vermont	621,394
USA	District of Columbia	553,523
Mexico	Colima	542,627
Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	522,000
USA	Wyoming	506,529
Mexico	Baja California Sur	424,041
Canada	Prince Edward Island	136,700
Canada	Northwest Territories	40,800
Canada	Yukon Territory	30,100
Canada	Nunavut	28,100