Countries in South America

There are 14 countries and territories in South America.

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All countries in South America
CountryCodeAreaPopulationP/km2Capital
ArgentinaAR2,766,890.0 km244,494,50216.1Buenos Aires
BoliviaBO1,098,580.0 km211,353,14210.3Sucre
BrazilBR8,511,965.0 km2209,469,33324.6Brasilia
ChileCL756,950.0 km218,729,16024.7Santiago
ColombiaCO1,138,910.0 km249,648,68543.6Bogota
EcuadorEC283,560.0 km217,084,35760.2Quito
Falkland Islands*FK12,173.0 km22,6380.2Stanley
French Guiana*GF91,000.0 km2195,5062.1Cayenne
GuyanaGY214,970.0 km2779,0043.6Georgetown
ParaguayPY406,750.0 km26,956,07117.1Asuncion
PeruPE1,285,220.0 km231,989,25624.9Lima
SurinameSR163,270.0 km2575,9913.5Paramaribo
UruguayUY176,220.0 km23,449,29919.6Montevideo
VenezuelaVE912,050.0 km228,870,19531.7Caracas
Total: 14--423,597,139Ø 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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