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Its population in 2005 was 371 million, the fifth largest of the continents. | Its population in 2005 was 371 million, the fifth largest of the continents. | ||
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| + | File:Flag of Argentina.png|[[Argentina]] | ||
| + | File:Flag of Bolivia.png|[[Bolivia]] | ||
| + | File:Flag of Brazil.png|[[Brazil]] | ||
| + | File:Flag of Chile.png|[[Chile]] | ||
| + | File:Flag of Colombia.png|[[Colombia]] | ||
| + | File:Flag of Ecuador.png|[[Ecuador]] | ||
| + | File:Flag of Guyana.png|[[Guyana]] | ||
| + | File:Flag of Paraguay.png|[[Paraguay]] | ||
| + | File:Flag of Peru.svg|[[Peru]] | ||
| + | File:Flag of Suriname.png|[[Suriname]] | ||
| + | File:Flag of Uruguay.png|[[Uruguay]] | ||
| + | File:Flag of Venezuela.jpg|[[Venezuela]] | ||
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==Land== | ==Land== | ||
===Topography=== | ===Topography=== | ||
Revision as of 22:05, March 15, 2023
South America is also a subregion of the South American Continent.
South America is a continent in the Southern Hemisphere, and part of the Western Hemisphere. To the west it borders the Pacific Ocean, to the east it borders the Atlantic Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea and North America are northwest of it.
Together with North America it forms the Americas, and it was named after Amerigo Vespucci. It is the fourth largest continent by area at 17,840,000 km2 (6,890,000 sq miles), and covers almost 3.5% of the earth's surface.
Its population in 2005 was 371 million, the fifth largest of the continents.
Countries
<gallery> File:Flag of Argentina.png|Argentina File:Flag of Bolivia.png|Bolivia File:Flag of Brazil.png|Brazil File:Flag of Chile.png|Chile File:Flag of Colombia.png|Colombia File:Flag of Ecuador.png|Ecuador File:Flag of Guyana.png|Guyana File:Flag of Paraguay.png|Paraguay File:Flag of Peru.svg|Peru File:Flag of Suriname.png|Suriname File:Flag of Uruguay.png|Uruguay File:Flag of Venezuela.jpg|Venezuela
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