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South America

South America has 12 independent countries, from Colombia down to Chile and Argentina. French Guiana, a French territory, is not counted.

Countries
12
Population
437.8 million
Area
17.7 M km²
Most populous
Brazil
ChileBoliviaPeruArgentinaSurinameGuyanaBrazilUruguayEcuadorColombiaParaguayVenezuela

All the countries of South America
Argentina Buenos Aires 45,851,378 2,780,400 16
Bolivia Sucre 12,581,843 1,098,581 11
Brazil Brasília 212,812,405 8,515,767 25
Chile Santiago 19,859,921 756,102 26
Colombia Bogotá 53,425,635 1,141,748 47
Ecuador Quito 18,289,896 276,841 66
Guyana Georgetown 835,986 214,969 4
Paraguay Asunción 7,013,078 406,752 17
Peru Lima 34,576,665 1,285,216 27
Suriname Paramaribo 639,850 163,820 4
Uruguay Montevideo 3,384,688 181,034 19
Venezuela Caracas 28,516,896 916,445 31

Population: World Bank, latest available year. Click a header to sort.

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Good to know

  • Most populous: Brazil (212.8 million people); largest: Brazil (8,515,767 km²).
  • Spanish is the main language, but Brazil speaks Portuguese, Guyana English and Suriname Dutch.
  • Two countries have no coastline: Bolivia and Paraguay.

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