Country Partnership Booklet

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AIESEC Rio Piedras´ OGX Team presents:

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AIESEC Puerto Rico Country Partnerships

Country Details Capital

Flag

Geographical Location

Climate

Religion

Language

Currency

Government

Time Zone

Flights

Visa Requirements

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Country Partnerships

Mexico

Costa Rica

Panama

Colombia

Uruguay

Chile

Argentina

Ukraine

As of July 2011

Country Partnerships

Mexico

Capital

México City

Flag-

Green, White and

Red

The eagle eating a

snake is depicted

on the Mexican

coat of arms.

Geographic Location

Located in North America, right beneath United States of America

Mexico

Climate The Tropic of

Cancer effectively divides the country into temperate and tropical zones.

Religion 82.5% of

population is Roman Catholic

Language Spanish

Indigenous languages

Currency Peso (MXN)

1 MXN = 0.0850 USD See changes in

currency rates

Government Federal

Presidential Constitutional Republic

Time Zone GMT -6

Variations for DST

Mexico Visa

Mexico tourist visa is not required for citizens of United States for a stay up to 180 days.

Mexico work visa is required for citizens of the United States

Costa Rica

Capital San Jose

Flag Blue White Red Smoking

Volcanoes Coat of Arms

Geographic Location Located in Central

America sharing borders with Nicaragua at its North and Panama at its South.

Costa Rica

Climate

Tropical

Summer- December- May

Winter- May- November Station depend

on rainfall

Religion

69% Roman Catholic

13% Protestants

Language

Spanish

Currency

Costa Rican Colón (CRC)

1 CRC= 0.001958 USD See changes in

currency rates

Government

Constitutional Republic

Time Zone

GMT -6 hours

No DST adjustment

Costa Rica

Visa

A Costa Rica tourist visa is not required for citizens of the United States for a stay up to 90 days

A Costa Rica work visa is required for citizens of the United States

Panama

Capital Panama City

Flag Blue

White Square

Red Stars in blue and red

inside white squares

Geographic Location Located in Central

America, having Caribbean Sea at its North, Costa Rica at its West, Colombia at its East and The Pacific Ocean at its South.

Panama

Climate

Tropical

Religion

Roman Catholic 79.1%

Protestants 10.1%

Language

Spanish

Official Indigenous Kuna

Emberá

Ngäbe

Currency

Balboa (PAB)

US Dollar (USD) 1PAB= 1USD

Government

Constitutional Democracy

Time Zone

GMT-5

No DST adjustment

Panama

Visa A Panama tourist visa is not required for

citizens of the United States for a stay up to 180 days.

A Panama work visa is required for citizens od the United States,

Colombia

Capital Bogota

Flag Yellow(bigger)

Blue Stripes

Red

Geographic Location Located in

South America

Bordered by Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru

Colombia

Climate as describe by Colombians ¨Tierra Caliente¨

¨Tierra Templada¨

¨Tierra Fría¨

¨Nevado¨

Religion 95% Christian

Language Spanish

English ( San Andrés and Providence Islands=

Currency Peso (COP)

1 COP=0.000522 USD

Government Unitary

Presidential Republic

Time Zone GMT -5

No Daylight Saving Time Adjustment

Colombia

Visa A Colombia tourist visa is no required for

citizens of the United States for a stay up to 60 days.

A Colombia work visa is required for citizens of the United States.

Uruguay

Capital Montevideo

Flag 4 white stripes

4 blue stripes

White square with the image of the sun (upper left side)

Geographic Location South America,

with Brazil at its North and Argentina at its West

Uruguay

Climate Temperate

Summer starts in December

Winter starts in June

Religion 45.7% Roman

Catholic

Language Spanish With Italian

influence

Portuguese Spoken at the

border with Brazil

Currency Uruguayan

peso(UYU)

1 UYU=0.050761 USD

Government Unitary

Presidential Republic

Time Zone GMT -3

Adjust for variation in Daylight Saving Time

Uruguay

Visa A Uruguay tourist visa is not required for

citizens of the United States for stay up to 90 days.

A Uruguay work visa is required for citizens of the United States.

Chile

Capital Santiago

Flag Blue square with

white star (upper left side)

White rectangle (at square’s right)

Red rectangle (beneath white rectangle)

Geographic Location South America,

with Argentina at its right and Peru at its North

Chile

Climate (subtypes) Dessert Alpine Tundra Glaciers Humid Subtropical Oceanic Mediterranean Summer starts in

December Winter starts in

June

Religion 70% Roman

Catholic

Language Spanish Indigenous

Languages German (south)

Currency Chilean Peso (CLP) 1 CLP= 0.00201

USD

Government Unitary Presidential

Republic

Time Zone GMT -4 Adjust for

variations in Daylight Saving Time

Chile

Visa A Chile tourist visa is not required for

citizens of the United States for a stay up to 90 days.

A Chile work visa is required for citizens of the United States.

Argentina

Capital Buenos Aires

Flag 2 blue stripes

1 white stripe

Sun in the middle of white stripe

Geographic Location South America,

with Chile at its East and Bolivia and Paraguay at its North

Argentina

Climate Temperate

Summer starts in December

Winter starts in June

Religion Spanish

1.5 million Italian speakers

Language 92.1% Christian

Currency Argentine Peso

(ARS)

1 ARS=0.234797 USD

Government Federal

Representative Presidential Republic

Time Zone GMT -3

No Daylight Saving Time adjustment

Argentina

Visa A Argentina tourist visa is not required for

citizens of the United States for a stay up to 90 days.

A Argentina work visa is required for citizens of the United States,

Ukraine

Capital Kiev

Flag Blue rectangle

Yellow rectangle

Geographic Location Europe, with

Russia at its East and Northeast, Poland and Hungary at its West and Romania at its southwest.

Ukraine

Climate

Temperate Continental

Mediterranean

Religion

Orthodox Christianity

Language

Ukrainian

Russian

Currency

Hryvnia(UAH)

1UAH= 0.12475 USD

Government

Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic

Time Zone

GMT +2

Adjust for Daylight Saving Time

Ukraine

Visa

A Ukraine tourist visa is not required for citizens of the United States for a saty up to 90 days.

A Ukraine work visa is required for citizens of the United States.

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