🌎South America 2024
On the South America continent there are 12 sovereign countries and 4 territories/dependencies , according to the United Nations.
| Code: | SA |
|---|---|
| Countries: | There are twelve sovereign country on the South America continent. |
| Territories and Dependencies: | There are only four territories or dependencies in South America. |
| Area: | 17,840,000.00 km² (11,087,632.07 mi²). |
| Area Text: | Seventeen million eight hundred forty thousand km² (Eleven million eighty-seven thousand six hundred thirty-two mi²). |
Countires of South America
There are twelve sovereign countries on the South America continent with independent central governments, and the list of countries may change over time depending on local politics.
| Country | ISO 3166-1 | Region | Region WB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | AR | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Bolivia | BO | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Brazil | BR | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Chile | CL | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Colombia | CO | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Ecuador | EC | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Guyana | GY | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Paraguay | PY | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Peru | PE | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Suriname | SR | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Uruguay | UY | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Venezuela | VE | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
Territories/Dependencies in South America
| Country | ISO 3166-1 | Region | Region WB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba | AW | Latin America and The Caribbean › Caribbean | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Curaçao | CW | Latin America and The Caribbean › Caribbean | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Falkland Islands | FK | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
| French Guiana | GF | Latin America and The Caribbean › South America | Latin America & Caribbean |
Countries partly exist in South America
There are 1 countries in South America, but they do not officially belong to South America. As you can see in the table below, these countries belong to another continent.
| Country | ISO 3166-1 | Sub Region | Region WB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panama | PA | Central America | Latin America & Caribbean |