South America

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South America is a continent[g] entirely in the Western Hemisphere[h] and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern subregion of the Americas. South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Drake Passage; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. South America has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi). Its population as of 2021 has been estimated at more than 434 million.[1][2] South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).

 Argentina    Bolivia    Brazil ,  Chile ,  Colombia ,  Ecuador ,  Guyana ,  Paraguay ,  Peru ,  Suriname  ,  Uruguay , and  Venezuela . It also has two dependent territories: the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and one internal territory: French Guiana.