Geography | The Countries and Territories of South America

South America is a continent located mostly in the southern half of the Western Hemisphere. The continent is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, by the Atlantic Ocean on the north and east, and by the Caribbean Sea and North America on the northwest. The following are the countries and territories of South America:

South America

FlagCountryISO 2-Letter Country CodeCapitalOfficial Language(s)Demonym
ArgentinaARBuenos AiresSpanishArgentinian, Argentine
BoliviaBOLa Paz, SucreSpanishBolivian
BrazilBRBrasiliaPortugueseBrazilian
ChileCLSantiagoSpanishChilean
ColombiaCOBogotaSpanishColombian
EcuadorECQuitoSpanishEcuadorian
French Guiana (FR)GFCayenneFrenchFrench Guianese
GuyanaGYGeorgetownEnglishGuyanese
ParaguayPYAsuncionSpanishParaguayan
PeruPELimaSpanishPeruvian
SurinameSRParamariboDutchSurinamese
UruguayUYMontevideoSpanishUruguayan
VenezuelaVECaracasSpanishVenezuela

Territories

FlagTerritoryISO 2-Letter Country CodeCapitalOfficial Language(s)Demonym
Falkland Islands (GB)FKPort StanleyEnglishFalkland Islander
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (GB)King Edward PointEnglishSouth Georgian,
South Sandwich Islander

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