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Countries in South America
These are the countries in South America in the Travle game: all 13 countries and territories, with their flags, capitals and populations. Spin the wheel to land on a random country from South America only.
South America at a glance
- 13countries and territories
- 437,788,241people (2025)
- 17,701,968km² of surface area (2024)
- 25people per km²
- 1subregions
Spin a random country in South America
All countries in South America (A–Z)
ArgentinaCapital: Buenos Aires
Population: 45,851,378
BoliviaCapital: —
Population: 12,581,843
BrazilCapital: Brasília
Population: 212,812,405
ChileCapital: Santiago
Population: 19,859,921
ColombiaCapital: Bogota
Population: 53,425,635
EcuadorCapital: Quito
Population: 18,289,896
Falkland IslandsCapital: —
Population: —
GuyanaCapital: Georgetown
Population: 835,986
ParaguayCapital: Asunción
Population: 7,013,078
PeruCapital: Lima
Population: 34,576,665
SurinameCapital: Paramaribo
Population: 639,850
UruguayCapital: Montevideo
Population: 3,384,688
VenezuelaCapital: Caracas
Population: 28,516,896
Countries in South America in numbers
South America holds 5.4% of the population and 12.6% of the surface area of all the countries and territories in the Travle list. On average there are about 25 people per km², against 58 for the whole list.
The extremes of South America
Largest by area
Brazil: 8,510,420 km²Smallest by area
Suriname: 163,820 km²Most people
Brazil: 212,812,405Fewest people
Suriname: 639,850
How South America divides up
South America (13)
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Languages and money across South America
Most widespread official languages
- Spanish: 9 countries
- Quechua: 3 countries
- English: 2 countries
- Aymara: 1 country
- Portuguese: 1 country
- Guarani: 1 country
Most widely used currencies
- No currency is shared by more than one country here.
Official status from Unicode CLDR (a technical reference, not a legal text); currencies from ISO 4217.
Compare South America with the rest of the world
| Continent | Countries | Population (2025) | Share | Area km² (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 50 | 1,543,860,600 | 18.9% | 30,105,114 |
| Asia | 46 | 4,786,446,918 | 58.6% | 31,963,442 |
| Europe | 39 | 743,759,617 | 9.1% | 23,494,278 |
| North America | 18 | 610,810,534 | 7.5% | 28,679,080 |
| South America | 13 | 437,788,241 | 5.4% | 17,701,968 |
| Oceania | 7 | 46,104,229 | 0.6% | 8,549,314 |
Countries in South America: frequently asked questions
How many countries are there in South America?
The Travle country list has 13 countries and territories in South America, following Natural Earth's continent grouping.
What is the largest country in South America?
Brazil, with 8,510,420 km² of surface area (2024, World Bank).
Which country in South America has the most people?
Brazil, with about 212,812,405 people (2025, World Bank).
What is the smallest country in South America on this list?
Suriname, with 163,820 km² of surface area (2024).
How is the wheel on this page different from the main one?
It only contains the 13 countries and territories of South America. The main country wheel uses the whole Travle list.
Where do the figures come from?
Population (2025) and surface area (2024) come from the World Bank; continents, subregions and capitals from Natural Earth.
Sources: continents, subregions and capitals from Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); population (2025) and surface area (2024) from the World Bank; official languages from Unicode CLDR; currencies from ISO 4217. Figures cover the countries and territories in the Travle game.