Countries in South America - find information on all countries in South America

There are 14 countries and territories in South America.

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All countries in South America
Country	Code	Area	Population	P/km²	Capital
Paraguay	PY	406,750.0 km²	6,956,071	17.1	Asuncion
Colombia	CO	1,138,910.0 km²	49,648,685	43.6	Bogota
Brazil	BR	8,511,965.0 km²	209,469,333	24.6	Brasilia
Argentina	AR	2,766,890.0 km²	44,494,502	16.1	Buenos Aires
Venezuela	VE	912,050.0 km²	28,870,195	31.7	Caracas
French Guiana*	GF	91,000.0 km²	195,506	2.1	Cayenne
Guyana	GY	214,970.0 km²	779,004	3.6	Georgetown
Peru	PE	1,285,220.0 km²	31,989,256	24.9	Lima
Uruguay	UY	176,220.0 km²	3,449,299	19.6	Montevideo
Suriname	SR	163,270.0 km²	575,991	3.5	Paramaribo
Ecuador	EC	283,560.0 km²	17,084,357	60.2	Quito
Chile	CL	756,950.0 km²	18,729,160	24.7	Santiago
Falkland Islands*	FK	12,173.0 km²	2,638	0.2	Stanley
Bolivia	BO	1,098,580.0 km²	11,353,142	10.3	Sucre
Total: 14	-	-	423,597,139	Ø 20.2	-

There are 12 independent countries and 2 territories or political entities in South America.

*) The territories or political entities are marked with *. Please check the respective country pages for further details.

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