Last updated: May 13, 2026

Countries in South America

South American countries in the database.

Showing 14 records from the 250 countries and territories in the database.

Country	Capital	Continent	Population	Area	Currency
Argentina	Buenos Aires	South America	46.7 million	2,780,400 km²	Argentine peso
Bolivia	Sucre	South America	11.4 million	1,098,581 km²	Bolivian boliviano
Brazil	Brasília	South America	213.4 million	8,515,767 km²	Brazilian real
Chile	Santiago	South America	20.2 million	756,102 km²	Chilean peso
Colombia	Bogotá	South America	53.1 million	1,141,748 km²	Colombian peso
Ecuador	Quito	South America	18.1 million	276,841 km²	United States dollar
Falkland Islands	Stanley	South America	3.7 thousand	12,173 km²	Falkland Islands pound
French Guiana	Cayenne	South America	292.4 thousand	83,534 km²	euro
Guyana	Georgetown	South America	773 thousand	214,969 km²	Guyanese dollar
Paraguay	Asunción	South America	6.1 million	406,752 km²	Paraguayan guaraní
Peru	Lima	South America	34.4 million	1,285,216 km²	Peruvian sol
Suriname	Paramaribo	South America	616.5 thousand	163,820 km²	Surinamese dollar
Uruguay	Montevideo	South America	3.5 million	181,034 km²	Uruguayan peso
Venezuela	Caracas	South America	28.5 million	916,445 km²	Venezuelan bolívar soberano

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The database holds 250 country and territory records imported from REST Countries. That count is larger than the number of sovereign states because it includes dependencies and territories.