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List of South American countries and territories

The table sets out information on South American countries and

dependencies, including their capitals, official languages,

currencies, population, area and GDP per capita at PPP. The list of 

14 countries and territories in South America is based on the

United Nations geoscheme for the Americas.[1]

South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and

on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean. North America and

the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. South America has an area

of approximately 17,840,000 square kilometres (6,890,000 sq mi),

or almost 3.5% of the Earth's surface. As of 2008, its population is

more than 380 million, according to estimates of country

populations in the The World Factbook . South America ranks

fourth among all continents in area (after Asia, Africa, and NorthAmerica) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and

North America).[2]

The division between North and South America is unclear, lying somewhere in the Isthmus of Panama, however,

Panama is considered to be part of North America.

Countries and dependencies

Overseas department or dependency

Name Official name Flag Form of government Capital Official language(s) Notes

Argentina Argentine Republic Federal presidential republic Buenos Aires Spanish [3] [4]

Bolivia Plurinational State of  

Bolivia

RepublicLa Paz & Sucre[B]

Spanish, Quechua,

Aymara[5]

Brazil Federative Republic of  

Brazil

Federal presidential republic Brasília Portuguese[6]

Chile[7] Republic of Chile Republic

Santiago[C] Spanish

[8]

Colombia Republic of Colombia Presidential republic Bogotá Spanish[9]

Ecuador Republic of Ecuador Presidential republic Quito Spanish[10]

Falkland Islands

(UK)

Falkland Islands Territory of the United

Kingdom

Stanley English[11]

French Guiana

(France)[D]

French Republic (Guyane) Presidential republicCayenne

(Paris)[12]

French [13]

[14]

Guyana Co-operative Republic of  

Guyana

Semi-presidential republic Georgetown English [15]

[16]

Paraguay Republic of Paraguay Constitutional presidential

republic

Asunción Spanish, Guaraní   [17]

[18]

Peru Republic of Peru Presidential republic Lima Spanish, Quechua[G] [19]

[20]

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Suriname Republic of Suriname Constitutional democracy Paramaribo Dutch[21]

Uruguay Oriental Republic of  

Uruguay

Constitutional republic Montevideo Spanish[22]

Venezuela Bolivarian Republic of  

Venezuela

Federal presidential republic CaracasSpanish

[H][23]

Demographics and geography

Overseas department or dependency

Name Area Population

(July 2008 est.)

Map Notes

Argentina2766890 km

2(1068302 sq mi)

40677348[3]

Bolivia1098580 km

2(424164 sq mi)

9247816[5]

Brazil 8511965 km2

(3286488 sq mi) 191908598 [6]

Chile[7]

756950 km2

(292260 sq mi)16454143

[8]

Colombia1138910 km

2(439736 sq mi)

45013674[9]

Ecuador283560 km

2(109483 sq mi)

13927650[10]

Falkland Islands (UK)12173 km

2(4700 sq mi)

3140[11]

French Guiana

(France)[D]

91000 km2

(35135 sq mi)[E] 209000

(Jan. 2007 est.)

[13] [14]

Guyana214999 km

2(83012 sq mi)

1165673[15]

Paraguay406750 km

2(157047 sq mi)

6831306[17]

Peru1285220 km

2(496226 sq mi)

29180899[19]

Suriname163270 km

2(63039 sq mi)

475996[21]

Uruguay176220 km

2(68039 sq mi)

3477778[22]

Venezuela912050 km

2(352144 sq mi)

26414815[23]

Economic statistics

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Name CurrencyGDP (PPP) per capita

[A]

(2008 est. in U.S. dollars)

Notes

Argentina Argentine peso $14200[3]

Bolivia Boliviano $4500[5]

Brazil Brazilian real $10100[6]

Chile Chilean peso $14900[8]

Colombia Colombian peso $8900[9]

Ecuador United States dollar $7500[10]

Falkland Islands (UK) Falkland Islands

pound

$35400 (2002 est.)[11]

French Guiana (France) Euro$6000 (2001 est.)

[F] [13] [14]

Guyana Guyanese dollar $3900 [15]

Paraguay Paraguayan guaraní $4200[17]

Peru Peruvian nuevo sol $8400[19]

Suriname Surinamese dollar $8900[21]

Uruguay Uruguayan peso $12200[22]

Venezuela Venezuelan bolívar $13500[23]

See also

• by GDP

• by GDP per

• by GDP PPP

• by population

• by population density

Notes

•A

The CIA's estimate for GDP per capita (PPP) is used in the article. For the World Bank and International

Monetary Fund's estimates, see List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita.

•B

La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia; Sucre is the judicial seat.

•C

Santiago is the administrative capital of Chile; Valparaíso is the site of legislative meetings.

•D

The figures in this table only apply to French Guiana (which is an overseas department and region of France),

not France itself.

•E

The estimated area of French Guiana varies from 83,534 to 91,000 square kilometres based on the source.[24]

•F

This table only takes into account French Guiana's Gross Regional Product (GRP), not the entire gross national

product of France.

•G

Aymara is given limited recognition as an official language of Peru.[25]

•

H

Article 9 of the 1999 Constitution of Venezuela also recognizes all indigenous languages spoken in thecountry. "Indigenous languages are also for official use for Indigenous peoples and must be respected throughout

the Republic's territory for being part of the nation's and humanity's patrimonial culture.''[26]

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[2] The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (2nd ed.), New York: St. Martin's Press, 2007,

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[3] "The World Factbook: Argentina" (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar. html). CIA Directorate of 

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[7] Includes Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean, a Chilean territory frequently reckoned in Oceania.

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[11] "The World Factbook: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)" (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fk. html).

CIA Directorate of Intelligence. 2008-05-15. . Retrieved 2008-06-12.

[12] Cayenne is the departmental capital.

[13]  Americas Review 2003/2004: Economic and Business Report (21st ed.). London: Kogan Page. 2003. p. 79. ISBN 0749440643.

[14] (French) "Résultats régionaux des enquêtes de recensement de 2004 à 2007" (http://www.  insee. fr/fr/recensement/nouv_recens/ 

resultats/resultats-regionaux. htm). INSEE. . Retrieved 2008-06-12.

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[19] "The World Factbook: Peru" (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pe. html). CIA Directorate of 

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[21] "The World Factbook: Suriname" (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ns. html). CIA Directorate of 

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