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}} | | | | | | }} |area_km2 = 13,962,549 |area_sq_mi = 5,390,970 |population_estimate = 40 million |population_estimate_year = 2008 |population_density_km2 = 4 |GDP_nominal = US$ 1.689 trillion |GDP_nominal_year = 2012 |GDP_nominal_per_capita = US$ 28,543 |currency = }} }} The Pacific Union is a proposed development of the Pacific Islands Forum, suggested in 2003 by a committee of the Australian Senate, into a political and economic intergovernmental community. The union, if formed, will have a common charter, institutions and currency.〔(Howard push for Pacific union - theage.com.au )〕 Although former Prime Minister of Australia John Howard 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.〔(Australia Plays Down Pacific Union )〕 == Existing integration == The most prominent example of pre-existing regionalism amongst countries of the Pacific Ocean is the Pacific Islands Forum, an intergovernmental organisation that aims to represent the interests of its members and enhance cooperation between them. The Pacific Islands Forum does not have a common charter, institutions or currency. Closer Economic Relations (CER) free trade agreement between the governments of New Zealand and Australia allow the free trade of most goods and services between the two nations without the tariff barriers or export incentives.〔(Closer Economic Relations - CER Australia New Zealand - Australian High Commission )〕 The Melanesian Spearhead Group is a more recent trade treaty governing the four Melanesian states of Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and recently, Fiji.〔(Melanesian Spearhead Group Website )〕 The nations of Nauru, Kiribati and Tuvalu use the Australian dollar while the Cook Islands, Tokelau, Nauru (from 25 May 2013) and Niue use the New Zealand Dollar In October 2000, national leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum signed the Biketawa Declaration constituting a framework for coordinating response to regional crises leading to New Zealand and Australian military and police forces participating in regional peacekeeping/stabilisation operations in Papua New Guinea (in Bougainville), Solomon Islands (2003–present), Nauru (2004–present) and Tonga (2006). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pacific Union」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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