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A detailed guide to basic facts of our Partnerships with other countries
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COUNTRY
PARTNERSHIP
BOOKLET
AIESEC Rio Piedras´ OGX Team presents:
What will you find?
AIESEC Puerto Rico Country Partnerships
Country Details Capital
Flag
Geographical Location
Climate
Religion
Language
Currency
Government
Time Zone
Flights
Visa Requirements
AIESEC Puerto Rico Country Partnerships
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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