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South American 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 at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
countries, in South America of geographical area. South America's total geographical area is 17,732,850 km² or 6,846,692 mi².


Countries


Territories

These territories, also located in South America, are not sovereign nations but former colonies of
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and countries under control of
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and the UK.


Transcontinental countries

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...
is not regarded as a transcontinental country but the country is sometimes included in
South America 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 at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
due to being part of
Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
prior to its secession in 1903. The island of
Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...
is sometimes included in
South America 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 at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
, which then makes
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
a transcontinental country.


See also

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List of South American countries by population This is a list of South American countries by population based on the country population estimates published by the UN. References {{Lists of countries by population statistics Lists of countries by continent Demographics of South A ...
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List of African countries by area Below is a list of all countries in Africa, in order of geographical area. Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with The Gambia ...
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List of Asian countries by area Below is a list of all the Asian countries and territories, in order of geographical area. Asia's total geographical area is 44,526,316 km². Note: Some of these countries are transcontinental or have part of their territory located in a con ...
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List of European countries by area The countries of Europe can be ordered by their geographical area. As a continent, Europe's total geographical area is about 10.18 million square kilometres. Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only. ...
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List of North American countries by area Below is a list of all the North American countries, in order of geographical area. North America's total geographical area is 24,500,995 km2. Countries Territories These territories, also located in North America, are not sovereign nation ...
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List of Oceanian countries by area Below is a list of all the Oceanian countries, in order of geographical area. Oceania's total geographical area is 2 (including the Oceania part of Indonesia). Countries Note: Indonesia is considered a transcontinental country, the majority ...


References

{{Geography country lists Countries by geographical area
South American countries There are 12 sovereign states and 4 non-sovereign dependent territories in South America. The continent 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 n ...
Area Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape A shape or figure is a graphics, graphical representation of an obje ...