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There are 12 sovereign states and 3 non-sovereign dependent territories in South America. The continent 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 ...
Geographically, South America is generally considered a continent forming the southern portion of the landmass of the Americas, south and east of the Colombia–Panama border by most authorities, or south and east of the Panama Canal by some. South and North America are sometimes considered a single continent or supercontinent, while ...
This is a list of South American countries by GDP (nominal) per capita per the International Monetary Fund. [1] Map of South American countries by GDP (nominal) per capita according to the International Monetary Fund for 2018 [2]
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living. It is a standard means of measuring well-being. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped country, and also ...
This is a list of South American countries and dependencies by population in South America, total projected population from the United Nations [1] and the latest official figure. Map [ edit ]
The Amazon River (UK: / ˈ æ m ə z ən /, US: / ˈ æ m ə z ɒ n /; Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longest or second-longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the Nile. [3] [19] [n 2]
Straits of South America by country (4 C) Bodies of water of Argentina (6 C, 2 P) Bodies of water of Bolivia (4 C, 1 P) Bodies of water of Brazil (7 C, 3 P) Bodies of water of Chile (18 C, 1 P) Bodies of water of Colombia (5 C) Bodies of water of Ecuador (3 C, 3 P)
South America. The United Nations geoscheme for the Americas is an internal tool created and used by the UN 's Statistics Division (UNSD) for the specific purpose of UN statistics. [1] The following is an alphabetical list of countries in the Americas grouped by UNSD geoscheme subregion and (if applicable) intermediate region. [1]