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South America.
Follow your curiosity across countries, cultures and the places in between. Our country collection includes 193 UN members and 2 observer states.
12 countries4 territories & other areas242 administrative subdivisions
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Countries in South America
12 countries in this collection.
- CapitalSucre (capital); La Paz (seat of government)
- Population12.6 m
- Area1.1 m km²
- CurrencyBoliviano
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- CapitalBrasília
- Population213 m
- Area8.51 m km²
- CurrencyBrazilian real
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- CapitalBogotá
- Population53.4 m
- Area1.14 m km²
- CurrencyColombian peso
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- CapitalAsunción
- Population7 m
- Area406,756 km²
- CurrencyParaguayan guaraní
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- CapitalMontevideo
- Population3.4 m
- Area176,215 km²
- CurrencyUruguayan peso
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Territories & other regional areas in South America
4 separately labeled areas. These do not increase the country count.
- CapitalStanley
- Population4,550
- Area12,200 km²
- CurrencyFalkland Islands pound
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- CapitalCayenne
- Population293,996
- Area83,534 km²
- CurrencyEuro
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- CapitalKing Edward Point
- Population35
- Area4,066 km²
- CurrencyPound sterling
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Directory: UN M49 countries or areas, with 193 UN members, 2 observers and 53 other areas. Subdivisions: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0; filtered to this catalogue. Flags/symbols: flag-icons (MIT). Snapshot: 28 October 2026. Geographic groups are statistical. Associated-country links describe the cited relationship and do not settle sovereignty claims.