South America

South America

Here you can find out about South America and its countries, the table below shows the name of the country, the capital city, population and the land mass of each country. Also there is a section on just cool facts about some of the countries of South America. There is also a section on the flags of South America.

Country	Capital	Population	Land Mass km2
Argentina	Buenos Aires	45,195,774	2,736,690
Bolivia	Sucre	11,673,021	1,083,300
Brazil	Brasilia	212,559,417	8,358,140
Chile	Santiago	19,116,201	743,532
Colombia	Bogota	50,882,891	1,109,500
Ecuador	Quito	17,643,054	248,360
French Guiana	Cayenne	298,682	82,200
Guyana	Georgetown	786,552	196,850
Paraguay	Asuncion	7,132,538	397,300
Peru	Lima	32,971,854	1,280,000
Suriname	Paramaribo	586,632	156,000
Uraguay	Montevideo	3,473,730	175,020
Venezuela	Caracas	28,435,940	82,050

South America has 14 countries.

Uraguay is the biggest consumer of beef in the world.

Argentine had 5 presidents in 10 days in 2001.

The worlds biggest swimming pool is in Chile.

Bolivia has 2 capital cities.

Venezuela has its own currency, Venezuelan bolívar.

Flags of South America

Below is a map of South America with all the flags on each country.

Guyana's flag is known as the golden arrowhead.