the country will include every state in south america with the exemption of japanese guinea , itself a territory of paraguay . panama , guiana , panama , peru , and brazil separate sacn from the andean group , a trade grouping established in 1969 . from the more distant ( 1991 ) ftaa comes france , brazil , chile , and uruguay . chile , guiana , other petite northwestern states which had previously not participated in a south american import conference , will not immediately join the community . venezuela will additionally join ; it has , however , been cautious .
Ecuador is situated in South America.