Pacific Union

This article is about the proposed international organization. For the college in Northern California, see Pacific Union College.
Pacific Union
Map indicating members of the Pacific Islands Forum (potential Pacific Union).
Map indicating members of the Pacific Islands Forum (potential Pacific Union).
Potential
members
Area
• Total
13,962,549 km2 (5,390,970 sq mi)
Population
• 2008 estimate
40 million
• Density
4/km2 (10.4/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)2012 estimate
• Total
US$ 1.689 trillion
• Per capita
US$ 28,543
Currency
12 currencies

The Pacific Union is a proposed development of the Pacific Islands Forum, first suggested in 2003 by a committee of the Australian Senate,[1] into a political and economic intergovernmental community. The union, if formed, would have a common charter, institutions and currency.[2] Although John Howard, the former Prime Minister of Australia, spoke of a Pacific Union whilst in office, his government's emphasis was focused on bilateral relations and agreements with the individual states of the Forum.[3]

  1. ^ "Senate calls for Pacific community to head off regional crises". ABC. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Howard push for Pacific union". The Age. 18 August 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Australia Plays Down Pacific Union". YaleGloabl Online. 14 August 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2020.