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South America


Geography

Topographic map of South America

Topographic map of South America

Land cover map of South America

Land cover map of South America

Borders

South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean and finally North America and the Caribbean Sea on the northwest.

The border between South America and North America is at the Darién Mountains watershed.

Area

17 840 000 km2 (6,890,000 sq mi) 

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Population and settlement

Population from 1950 to 2020

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Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition. Rev. 1.

Economy

GDP (PPP) (estimate 2019)

Total: $6.92 trillion

GDP (nominal) (estimate 2019)

Total: $3.64 trillion

Per capita: $8,560

Population 

430 759 772 (2020)

Density of population

21.4/km2 (56.0/sq mi)

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South American countries and capitals

Political map of South America

Political map of South America
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List of countries

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Argentina

Capital: Buenos Aires

Population: 44 938 712 (2019)

Area: 2 780 400 km2

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Bolivia

Legislative and juridical capital: Sucre
Administrative capital: La paz

Population: 11 469 896 (2020)

Area: 1 098 581 km2

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Brazil

Capital: Brasília

Population: 210 147 125 (2019)

Area: 8 515 770 km2

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Chile

Capital: Santiago

Population: 17 574 003 (2017)

Area : 756 102 km2

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Colombia

Capital: Bogotá

Population: 50 372 424 (2020)

Area: 1 138 910 km2

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Ecuador

Capital: Quito

Population: 17 084 358 (2018)

Area: 283 561 km2

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Guyana

Capital: Georgetown

Population: 786 391 (2018)

Area: 214 969 km2

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Paraguay

Capital: Asuncion

Population: 7 252 672 (2020)

Area : 406 752 km2

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Peru

Capital: Lima

Population: 32 824 358 (2020)

Area: 1 285 216 km2

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Suriname

Capital: Paramaribo

Population: 575 990 (2018)

Area: 163 820 km2

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Urugay

Capital: Montevideo

Population: 3 518 552 (2019)

Area: 176 215 km2

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Venezuela

Capital: Caracas

Population: 28 887 118 (2018)

Area : 912 050 km2