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South America

South America. Industrial Relations Team: Gwennie Potzka Linda Cantu. South American Countries. Brazil Colombia Argentina Venezula Peru Chile Ecuador. Bolivia Paraguay Uruguay Guyana Suriname French Guiana Falkland Island. Brazil. Legal System

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South America

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  1. South America Industrial Relations Team: Gwennie Potzka Linda Cantu

  2. South American Countries • Brazil • Colombia • Argentina • Venezula • Peru • Chile • Ecuador • Bolivia • Paraguay • Uruguay • Guyana • Suriname • French Guiana • Falkland Island

  3. Brazil • Legal System • civil law; note - a new civil law code was enacted in 2002 replacing the 1916 code • Ethnicity Description • white 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2000 census) • States • 26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); • Head of State • chief of state: President Dilma ROUSSEFF (since 1 January 2011) • Labor Force • 107.1 million (2012 est.) • country comparison to the world:6

  4. Brazil • Occupation • agriculture: 20% • industry: 14% • services: 66% (2003 est.) • Population Below Poverty Rate • 21.4% (2009 est.) • Exports • $256 billion (2012 est.) • country comparison to the world:24 • Commodities • transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos • Export Partners • US 15.1%, China 14.5%, Argentina 7.5%, Germany 6.7%, South Korea 4.5% (2011) • Imports • $238.8 billion (2012 est.) • country comparison to the world:22 • Import Commodities • machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products, oil, automotive parts, electronics • Import Partners • US 15.1%, China 14.5%, Argentina 7.5%, Germany 6.7%, South Korea 4.5% (2011)

  5. Colombia • Legal System • civil law system influenced by the Spanish and French civil codes • Ethnicity Description • mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1% • States • 32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital district* • Head of State • chief of state: President Juan Manuel SANTOS Calderon (since 7 August 2010) • Labor Force • 23.08 million (2012 est.) • country comparison to the world:29

  6. Colombia • Occupation • agriculture: 18% • industry: 13% • services: 68% (2011 est.) • Population Below Poverty Rate • 37.2% (2010 est.) • Exports • $59.96 billion (2012 est.) • country comparison to the world:55 • $56.22 billion (2011 est.) • Commodities • petroleum, coal, emeralds, coffee, nickel, cut flowers, bananas, apparel • Export Partners • US 42%, Netherlands 4.7%, China 4.2% (2011) • Imports • $55.49 billion (2012 est.) • country comparison to the world:54 • $50.73 billion (2011 est.) • Import Commodities • industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity • Import Partners • US 29.2%, China 11.9%, Mexico 11.5%, Brazil 5.3% (2011)

  7. Argentina • Legal System • civil law system based on West European legal systems; note - efforts at civil code reform begun in the mid-1980s has stagnated • Ethnicity Description • white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3% • Head of State • chief of state: President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (since 10 December 2007) • Labor Force • 17.07 million • country comparison to the world:36

  8. Argentina • Occupation • agriculture: 5% • Industry: 23% • services: 72% (2009 est.) • Population Below Poverty Rate • 30% • Exports • $85.36 billion (2012 est.) • country comparison to the world:45 • Commodities • soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat • Export Partners • Brazil 21.6%, China 7.3%, Chile 5.5%, US 5.5% (2011) • Imports • $67.33 billion (2012 est.) • country comparison to the world:45 • Import Commodities • machinery, motor vehicles, petroleum and natural gas, organic chemicals, plastics • Import Partners • Brazil 33.2%, US 14.4%, China 12.4%, Germany 4.7% (2011)

  9. Venezuela • Legal System • civil law system based on the Spanish civil code • Ethnicity Description • Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people • Head of State • chief of state: President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias (since 2 February 1999) • Labor Force • 13.7 million (2012 est.) • country comparison to the world:41

  10. Venezuela • Occupation • agriculture: 7.3% • industry: 21.8% • services: 70.9% (4th quarter, 2011 est.) • Population Below Poverty Rate • 31.6% (2011 est.) • Exports • $96.9 billion (2012 est.) • country comparison to the world:42 • Commodities • petroleum, bauxite and aluminum, minerals, chemicals, agricultural products, basic manufactures • Export Partners • US 40.2%, China 10.5%, India 5.5%, Cuba 4% (2011) • Imports • $56.69 billion (2012 est.) • country comparison to the world:53 • Import Commodities • agricultural products, livestock, raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, iron and steel products • Import Partners • US 28.6%, China 15.1%, Brazil 10.6% (2011)

  11. Peru • Legal System • civil law system • Ethnicity Description • Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3% • Head of State • chief of state: President Ollanta HUMALA Tasso (since 28 July 2011) • Labor Force • 15.9 million • country comparison to the world:39

  12. Peru • Occupation • agriculture: 0.7% • industry: 23.8% • services: 75.5% (2005) • Population Below Poverty Rate • 31.3% (2010 est.) • Exports • $47.38 billion (2012 est.) • country comparison to the world:61 • Commodities • copper, gold, lead, zinc, tin, iron ore, molybdenum, silver; crude petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas; coffee, asparagus and other vegetables, fruit, apparel and textiles, fishmeal, fish, chemicals, fabricated metal products and machinery, alloys • Export Partners • China 18.3%, US 15.2%, Canada 11.4%, Japan 5.4%, Spain 5.3%, Chile 4.8%, South Korea 4.6%, Germany 4.1% (2011)

  13. Peru • Imports • $41.15 billion (2012 est.) • country comparison to the world:60 • Import Commodities • petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, plastics, machinery, vehicles, color TV sets, power shovels, front-end loaders, telephones and telecommunication equipment, iron and steel, wheat, corn, soybean products, paper, cotton, vaccines and medicines • Import Partners • US 24.5%, China 13.7%, Brazil 6.7%, Chile 5.9%, Ecuador 4.4%, South Korea 4% (2011)

  14. Thank you.

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