List of sovereign states and dependent territories in South America
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in South America. It includes both fully recognized states and dependent territories of both South American and non-South American states. It lists 12 sovereign states and 3 non-sovereign territories.
South America 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), or almost 3.5% of the Earth's surface. As of 2008, its population is more than 380 million, according to estimates of population in the The World Factbook. South America ranks fourth among all continents in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).[1]
The division between North and South America is unclear, lying somewhere in the Isthmus of Panama, however, Panama is considered to be part of North America.
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Sovereign states
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A sovereign state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a population for whom it makes decisions in the national interest.[2] According to the Montevideo convention, a state must have a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states.[3] The following states are all members of the United Nations[4] and members of the Union of South American Nations.[5]
Flag | Map | English short and formal names [6][7][8] |
Domestic short and formal names [6][7] |
Capital [8][9][10] |
Population [11] |
Area [12] |
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Argentina Argentine Republic |
Spanish: Argentina — República Argentina | Buenos Aires Spanish: Ciudad de Buenos Aires |
41,769,726 | 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,518 sq mi) | ||
Bolivia Plurinational State of Bolivia |
Spanish: Bolivia — Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia | Sucre Spanish: Sucre[n 1] |
10,118,683 | 1,098,581 km2 (424,164 sq mi) | ||
Brazil Federative Republic of Brazil |
Portuguese: Brasil — República Federativa do Brasil | Brasília Portuguese: Brasília |
203,429,773 | 8,514,877 km2 (3,287,612 sq mi) | ||
Chile[n 2] Republic of Chile |
Spanish: Chile — República de Chile | Santiago[n 3] Spanish: Santiago |
16,888,760 | 756,102 km2 (291,933 sq mi) | ||
Colombia Republic of Colombia |
Spanish: Colombia — República de Colombia | Bogotá / Santa Fe de Bogotá Spanish: Bogotá |
46,366,364 | 1,138,910 km2 (439,736 sq mi) | ||
Ecuador Republic of Ecuador |
Spanish: Ecuador — República del Ecuador | Quito Spanish: Quito |
15,007,343 | 283,561 km2 (109,484 sq mi) | ||
Guyana Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
English: Guyana — Co-operative Republic of Guyana | Georgetown Spanish: Georgetown |
744,768 | 214,969 km2 (83,000 sq mi) | ||
Paraguay Republic of Paraguay |
Spanish: Paraguay — República del Paraguay Guarani: Paraguai — Tetã Paraguai |
Asunción Spanish: Asunción |
6,459,058 | 406,752 km2 (157,048 sq mi) | ||
Peru Republic of Peru |
Aymara: Perú Quechua: Perú Spanish: Perú — República del Perú |
Lima Spanish: Lima |
29,248,943 | 1,285,216 km2 (496,225 sq mi) | ||
Suriname Republic of Suriname |
Dutch: Suriname — Republiek Suriname | Paramaribo Dutch: Paramaribo |
491,989 | 163,820 km2 (63,251 sq mi) | ||
Uruguay Eastern Republic of Uruguay[n 4] |
Spanish: Uruguay — República Oriental del Uruguay | Montevideo Spanish: Montevideo |
3,308,535 | 176,215 km2 (68,037 sq mi) | ||
Venezuela Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
Spanish: Venezuela — República Bolivariana de Venezuela | Caracas Spanish: Caracas |
27,635,743 | 912,050 km2 (352,144 sq mi) |
Non-sovereign territories
Dependent territories
Flag | Map | English name[6][8] | Legal status | Domestic name | Capital[9] | Population[11] | Area[12] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Falkland Islands | British overseas territory | English: Falkland Islands | Stanley English: Stanley |
3,140 | 12,173 km2 (4,700 sq mi) |
Other areas
Flag | Map | English name[6][8] | Legal status | Domestic name | Capital[9] | Population[11] | Area[12] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
French Guiana | French overseas region | French: Guyane | Cayenne French: Cayenne |
250,109[13] | 83,534 km2 (32,253 sq mi) |
Economic statistics
Name | Currency | GDP (PPP) per capita[n 5] (2008 est. in U.S. dollars) |
Notes |
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Argentina | Argentine peso | 14,200 | [14] |
Bolivia | Boliviano | 4,500 | [15] |
Brazil | Brazilian real | 10,100 | [16] |
Chile | Chilean peso | 14,900 | [17] |
Colombia | Colombian peso | 8,900 | [18] |
Ecuador | United States dollar | 7,500 | [19] |
Falkland Islands (UK) | Falkland Islands pound | 35,400 (2002 est.) | [20] |
French Guiana (France) | Euro | 6,000 (2001 est.) | [21][22] |
Guyana | Guyanese dollar | 3,900 | [23] |
Paraguay | Paraguayan guaraní | 4,200 | [24] |
Peru | Peruvian nuevo sol | 8,400 | [25] |
Suriname | Surinamese dollar | 8,900 | [26] |
Uruguay | Uruguayan peso | 12,200 | [27] |
Venezuela | Venezuelan bolívar | 13,500 | [28] |
See also
- List of South American countries by population
- List of South American countries by population density
- List of South American countries by GDP per capita
- List of South American countries by GDP (PPP)
- List of predecessors of sovereign states in South America
Notes
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