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	6,375,830	15.7	Asuncion
Colombia	CO	1,138,910.0 km²	47,790,000	42.0	Bogota
Brazil	BR	8,511,965.0 km²	201,103,330	23.6	Brasilia
Argentina	AR	2,766,890.0 km²	41,343,201	14.9	Buenos Aires
Venezuela	VE	912,050.0 km²	27,223,228	29.8	Caracas
French Guiana*	GF	91,000.0 km²	195,506	2.1	Cayenne
Guyana	GY	214,970.0 km²	748,486	3.5	Georgetown
Peru	PE	1,285,220.0 km²	29,907,003	23.3	Lima
Uruguay	UY	176,220.0 km²	3,477,000	19.7	Montevideo
Suriname	SR	163,270.0 km²	492,829	3.0	Paramaribo
Ecuador	EC	283,560.0 km²	14,790,608	52.2	Quito
Chile	CL	756,950.0 km²	16,746,491	22.1	Santiago
Falkland Islands*	FK	12,173.0 km²	2,638	0.2	Stanley
Bolivia	BO	1,098,580.0 km²	9,947,418	9.1	Sucre
Total: 14	-	-	400,143,568	Ø 18.7	-

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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