Subregion · part of Americas
South America
Country-by-country guide to South America: capitals, flags, borders, area, and population for every nation in this UN subregion of Americas.
14 countries
437,051,029 people
17,833,382 km² total land area
South America is the southern half of the New World, dominated by the Amazon basin, the Andes mountains, and the Southern Cone's temperate plains. Twelve sovereign states share the continent.
Use this page as an entry point into the subregion. Skim the table below for an at-a-glance comparison, then click any country to read the full editorial profile — capital, flag, official languages, currencies, bordering states, an embedded OpenStreetMap viewport, and links to high-resolution map services.
