There are 12 South American countries : Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. French Guiana is an overseas territory and not a country.
In this American subcontinent where the predominant language is Spanish, since Portuguese is only spoken in Brazil. Our country is the most populous, with approximately 200 million inhabitants.
Brazil is followed by Argentina, whose approximate number is 41 million inhabitants.
South America Map
List of Countries
Here are some data from all South American countries:
Argentina
- Capital: Buenos Aires
- Territorial extension: 2,791,810 km²
- Spanish language
- Currency: Argentine Peso
Bolivia
- Capital: La Paz
- Territorial extension: 1,098,580 km²
- Language: Spanish, Quechua and Aymara
- Currency: Boliviano
Brazil
- Capital: Brasilia
- Territorial extension: 8,515,767,049 km²
- Portuguese language
- Currency: Real
Chile
- Capital: Santiago
- Territorial extension: 756,096 km²
- Spanish language
- Currency: Peso
Colombia
- Capital: Bogotá
- Territorial extension: 1,141,750 km²
- Spanish language
- Currency: Colombian Peso
Ecuador
- Capital: Quito
- Territorial length: 256,370 km²
- Spanish language
- Currency: US Dollar
Guyana
- Capital: Georgetown
- Territorial extension: 214,970 km²
- English language
- Currency: Guyana dollar
Paraguay
- Capital: Asunción
- Territorial length: 406,750 km²
- Language: Spanish and Guarani
- Currency: Guarani
Peru
- Capital: Lima
- Territorial extension: 1,285,220 km²
- Language: Spanish, Quechua and Aymara
- Currency: Novo sol
Suriname
- Capital: Paramaribo
- Territorial length: 163,820 km²
- Language: Dutch
- Currency: Suriname Dollar
Uruguay
- Capital: Montevideo
- Territorial extension: 176,220 km²
- Spanish language
- Currency: Uruguayan Peso
Venezuela
- Capital: Caracas
- Territorial extension: 912,050 km²
- Spanish language
- Currency: Venezuelan Bolívar
Borders with Brazil
With a territorial extension of 8,515,767,049 km², the largest nation in South America is Brazil. Our country has a large border area, so that it borders almost all countries in its subcontinent; the only exceptions are Chile and Ecuador.
Among the 26 Brazilian states, 11 border with other countries, they are:
- Acre – Peru and Bolivia
- Amapá – French Guiana and Suriname
- Amazonas – Venezuela, Peru and Colombia
- Mato Grosso – Bolivia
- Mato Grosso do Sul – Bolivia and Paraguay
- Pará – Suriname and Guyana
- Paraná – Paraguay and Argentina
- Rondônia – Bolivia
- Roraima – Venezuela and Guyana
- Santa Catarina – Argentina
- Rio Grande do Sul – Argentina and Uruguay
Oceans that bathe these countries
South America is bathed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
The countries bathed by the Atlantic Ocean are the following: Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
In turn, the countries bordering the Pacific Ocean are: Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Bolivia and Paraguay are the only countries that are not bathed by any ocean.