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      • The continent is generally taken to include twelve sovereign states: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela; two dependent territories: the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; [j] and one internal territory: French Guiana.
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  2. In total, there are 12 independent countries and 3 dependent territories in South America. The largest country by area and the most populated is Brazil, it occupies about 50% of the total mainland area, and more than 52% of the population live on its territory.

  3. The largest country in South America is Brazil, which spans over 8,515,767 km² (3,287,086 mi²). Brazil has a population of over 211 million people. Brazil is also the fifth largest country in the world, right behind the United States.

    Country
    Area (km²)
    Area (mi²)
    % Of Earth's Area
    5.74%
    5.74%
    5.74%
    1.87%
    1.87%
    1.87%
    0.87%
    0.87%
    0.87%
    0.77%
    0.77%
    0.77%
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    • Largest Landlocked Country in South America

    Synonymous with the Amazon rainforest, the world's largest tropical rainforest, Brazil also boasts of being the largest country in South America. Brazil covers an area of 3,287,968 square miles (8,515,799 sq. km), which is about half (47.3%) of the continent’s landmass. It is the world's fifth-largest country and the third largest one in the Wester...

    The second-largest South American country is Argentina. It comes two places after Brazil, or eighth place, on the list of the world's ten largest countries. Argentina covers an area of 1,073,518 square miles (2,780,400 sq. km) in the southern part of the continent. It is bordered by Chile to the west, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast and east, P...

    Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia rank in order after Argentina to complete the top 5 biggest countries of the continent. Bolivia is the only landlocked country among the top five and has an area of 424,164 square miles (1,098,581 sq. km).

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  4. Mar 20, 2024 · How Many Countries Are In South America? South America is the fourth largest continent on Earth, home to more than 420 million people. Consisting of 12 separate countries, South America hosts dozens of nationalities, languages, cultures, and faiths.

  5. South America’s largest country is Brazil, which encompasses roughly half of the continent's area and population at about 8,515,799 km² (3,287,086 mi²) and more than 213 million people.

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  7. Brazil is by far the most populous South American country, with almost half of the continent's population, followed by Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela and Peru. In recent decades, Brazil has also generated half of the continent's GDP and has become the continent's first regional power. [8]

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