| Reunification of Gran Colombia | |
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| Spanish Name | |
| Reunificación de la Gran Colombia | |
Reunification of Gran Colombia refers to the hypothetical future reunification of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama under a single government. Although Gran Colombia only existed for 12 years and dissolved in the 19th century,[1] interest and efforts in reunification were expressed as early as 1903 when Panama separated from Colombia. People in favor of reunification are called "unionistas" or unionists.[2] In 2008, President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez announced a proposal for the political restoration of Gran Colombia, under the Bolivarian Revolution.[3]
Politics
[edit]Some media commentators believe that a reunified Gran Colombia could become a global economic powerhouse. That would contrast with Gran Colombia in the 1820s, whose economy was mostly agrarian and had little industry.[4] It was speculated by the BBC that if Gran Colombia existed in 2017, it would have had a population of 96 Million people and an estimated gross domestic product of US$952 Billion.[5]
In 2025, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro proposed a restoration of Gran Colombia. He proposed that the reunited state would operate as a confederation with protected autonomy of the individual member countries but operate under a shared trade policy and citizenship. When he attended the inauguration of the President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa he discussed the possibility of opening up a dialogue on it.[6] He believed it would promote South American security following the United States seizing Venezuelan oil tankers.[7] In 2026, he proposed national referendums in each potential member country on the reunification of Gran Colombia.[8]
| Flag | Arms | Name | Area (km2) |
Population in 2024[9] |
GDP PPP Estimate[10] | Capital | GDP (PPP) per capita[11][12] |
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Colombia | 1,141,748 | 52,886,363 | $714.003 Billion | Bogotá | $14,552 |
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Ecuador | 283,560 | 18,135,478 | $193.138 Billion | Quito | $11,617 |
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Panama | 75,517 | 4,515,577 | $100.194 Billion | Panama | $42,772 |
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Venezuela | 916,445 | 28,405,543 | $409.389 Billion | Caracas | $12,388[13] |
| Total | 2,417,270 | 103,942,961 | $1.416 Trillion | $13,792 | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Mabry, Donald J. "Gran Colombia and the United Provinces of Central America". Historical Text Archive. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
- ↑ https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/1701/170121652009.pdf
- ↑ "Boletin Informativo No. 13" (PDF). Consulvenemontreal.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ Guhl, Ernesto (1991). «Capítulo XII: División Política de la Gran Colombia». Las fronteras políticas y los límites naturales. Fondo Fen Colombia, Bogotá.
- ↑ "96 millones de habitantes, 2,5 millones de km2... así sería la Gran Colombia si existiera hoy". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ↑ Emblin, Richard (25 May 2025). "Petro wants to revive Bolívar's dream of a 21st-Century Gran Colombia". City Paper. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Colombian President Floats New Latin American Union". Newsweek. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ Mendoza, Luis Felipe (12 January 2026). "Petro Insists on the Creation of 'La Gran Colombia'". Columbia One. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Countries | Data". World Bank. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Report for Selected Country Groups and Subjects (PPP valuation of country GDP)". IMF. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ↑ PPP (current international $)", World Development Indicators database, World Bank. Database updated on 1 July 2017. Accessed on 2 July 2017.
- ↑ "World Bank, International Comparison Program database". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ World Economic Outlook Database, January 2018, International Monetary Fund. Database updated on 12 April 2017. Accessed on 21 April 2017.