Geography: The Countries and Territories of South America

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South America is a continent located mostly in the southern half of the Western Hemisphere. The continent is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, by the Atlantic Ocean on the north and east, and by the Caribbean Sea and North America on the northwest. The following are the countries and territories of South America:

South America

FlagCountryCapitalOfficial Language(s)Demonym
ArgentinaBuenos AiresSpanishArgentinian, Argentine
BoliviaLa Paz, SucreSpanishBolivian
BrazilBrasiliaPortugueseBrazilian
ChileSantiagoSpanishChilean
ColombiaBogotaSpanishColombian
EcuadorQuitoSpanishEcuadorian
Falkland Islands (UK)Port StanleyEnglishFalkland Islander
French Guiana (Fr.)CayenneFrenchFrench Guianese
GuyanaGeorgetownEnglishGuyanese
ParaguayAsuncionSpanishParaguayan
PeruLimaSpanishPeruvian
South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsKing Edward PointEnglishSouth Georgian,
South Sandwich Islander
SurinameParamariboDutchSurinamese
UruguayMontevideoSpanishUruguayan
VenezuelaCaracasSpanishVenezuelan

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