South America - The Wondrous World of Astonishing Amazon

South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern subcontinent of the Americas. The reference to South America instead of other regions (like Latin America or the Southern Cone) has increased in recent decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics (in particular, the rise of Brazil).

South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean, North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. South America has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometres (6,890,000 sq mi). Its population as of 2018 has been estimated at more than 423 million.

List of South American Countries:

ARGENTINA

Capital	Buenos Aires
Official languages	Spanish
Area	27,80,400 Sq.km
Population	4.51 crores (17/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 75,69,245 crores
Currency	1 Argentine Peso = 0.77 INR
Major Cities	Cordoba, Rosario, Mendoza

BOLIVIA

Capital	Sucre, La Paz
Official languages	Spanish
Area	10,98,581 Sq.km
Population	1.17 crores (11/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 6,59,451 crores
Currency	1 Bolivian Boliviano = 10.51 INR
Major Cities	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, El Alto, Cochabamba

BRAZIL

Capital	Brasilia
Official languages	Portuguese
Area	85,15,767 Sq.km
Population	21.25 crores (25/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 2,41,80,387 crores
Currency	1 Brazilian Real = 14.28 INR
Major Cities	Sao Paulo, Rio De Janeiro, Salvador

CHILE

Capital	Santiago
Official languages	Spanish
Area	7,56,096 Sq.km
Population	1.91 crores (26/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 33,39,294 crores
Currency	1 Chilean Peso = 0.10 INR
Major Cities	Vina del Mar, Valparaiso, Concepcion

COLOMBIA

Capital	Bogota
Official languages	Spanish
Area	11,41,748 Sq.km
Population	5.08 crores (46/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 60,67,120 crores
Currency	1 Colombian Peso = 0.020 INR
Major Cities	Barranquilla, Cali, Cartagena

ECUADOR

Capital	Quito
Official languages	Spanish
Area	2,85,561 Sq.km
Population	1.76 crores (71/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 14,79,218 crores
Currency	1 USD = 73.23 INR
Major Cities	Guayaquil, Cuenca, Ambato

FALKLAND ISLANDS

Capital	Stanley
Official languages	English
Area	12,200 Sq.km
Population	3,480 (0.28/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 1,669 crores
Currency	1 Falkland Islands Pound = 103.425 INR
Major Cities	Goose Green, Port Howard

FRENCH GUIANA

Capital	Cayenne
Official languages	French
Area	83,534 Sq.km
Population	2.98 lakhs (4/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 35,670 crores
Currency	1 Euro = 88.63 INR
Major Cities	Kourou, Remire-Montjoly, Mana

GUYANA

Capital	Georgetown
Official languages	English
Area	2,14,970 Sq.km
Population	7.86 lakhs (4/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 1,00,051 crores
Currency	1 Guyanese Dollar = 0.349 INR
Major Cities	New Amsterdam, Rosignol, Mahaica

PARAGUAY

Capital	Asuncion
Official languages	Spanish
Area	4,06,796 Sq.km
Population	73.59 lakhs (18/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 7,39,732 crores
Currency	1 Paraguayan Guarani = 0.011 INR
Major Cities	Ciudad del Este, San Lorenzo, Luque

PERU

Capital	Lima
Official languages	Spanish
Area	12,85,216 Sq.km
Population	3.29 crores (26/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 28,20,244 crores
Currency	1 Peruvian Sol = 18.76 INR
Major Cities	Arequipa, Trujillo, Chiclayo

SURINAME

Capital	Paramaribo
Official languages	Dutch
Area	1,63,821 Sq.km
Population	5.75 lakhs (2.9/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 65,926 crores
Currency	1 Surinamese Dollar = 3.49 INR
Major Cities	Nieuw Nickerie, Moengo, Albina

URUGUAY

Capital	Montevideo
Official languages	Spanish
Area	1,76,215 Sq.km
Population	35.18 lakhs (51.3/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 6,55,879 crores
Currency	1 Uruguayan Peso = 1.68 INR
Major Cities	Salto, Ciudad de la Costa, Paysandu

VENEZUELA

Capital	Caracas
Official languages	Spanish
Area	9,16,445 Sq.km
Population	2.28 crores (87.4/Sq.km)
GDP	₹ 14,94,995 crores
Currency	1 INR = 424 Venezuelan Bolivares
Major Cities	Maracaibo, Barquismeto, Maracay