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List of South American countries by area
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Below is a list of countries and dependencies in South America by area.[1] Brazil is the largest country in South America while Suriname is the smallest.
Panama is not regarded as a transcontinental country but the country is sometimes included in South America due to being part of Colombia prior to its secession in 1903. The island of Trinidad is sometimes included in South America, which then makes Trinidad and Tobago a transcontinental country.
| Location | % total |
Area km2 |
Area mi2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South America | 100% | 17,830,199 | 6,884,275 |
 Brazil |
48% | 8,510,346 | 3,285,862 |
 Argentina |
16% | 2,796,427 | 1,079,706 |
 Peru |
7% | 1,285,216 | 496,224 |
 Colombia |
6% | 1,141,748 | 440,831 |
 Bolivia |
6% | 1,098,581 | 424,164 |
 Venezuela |
5% | 929,690 | 358,955 |
 Chile |
4% | 756,102 | 291,932 |
 Paraguay |
2% | 406,752 | 157,048 |
 Ecuador |
1% | 257,215 | 99,311 |
 Guyana |
1% | 214,969 | 83,000 |
 Uruguay |
1% | 173,626 | 67,037 |
 Suriname |
0.9% | 163,820 | 63,251 |
 French Guiana (France) |
0.5% | 83,534 | 32,253 |
 Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) |
0.1% | 12,173 | 4,700 |
See also
[edit]- List of countries and dependencies by area
- List of South American countries by population
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Source unless otherwise specified: Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density (PDF) (Report). United Nations Statistics Division. 2021. Retrieved 16 Jul 2023. Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note.
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