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How Many Countries In South America

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How many countries are in South America?

South America is made up of 12 countries and 3 territories, the countries include; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

  • The three territories are the Falkland Islands (UK), French Guiana (France), and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK)

The 12 Countries of South America

  1. Argentina

  2. Bolivia

  3. Brazil

  4. Chile

  5. Colombia

  6. Ecuador

  7. Guyana

  8. Paraguay

  9. Peru

  10. Suriname

  11. Uruguay

  12. Venezuela

Plus Three Territories

  1. Falkland Islands (self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom)

    • Also claimed by Argentina as Islas Malvinas

  2. French Guiana (overseas territory of France)

  3. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean)

Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)

Islas Malvinas to the Argentinians are 300 miles off the Argentine coast (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

The Falkland Islands, located 7,500 miles (12,068 km) from Great Britain and only 300 miles (483 km) from the Argentine coast.

Since 1833, the Falkland Islands have been under the administration of the United Kingdom, and under the rules of the United Nations, the Falkland Islands are an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.

The Falkland Islands - 7,500 miles from the UK (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Saunders island of the Falkland Islands

French Guiana

Cayenne - The capital city of French Guiana (Image Source)

According to the European Central Bank:

"French Guiana is an overseas department of France located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. As part of France, French Guiana forms an outermost region of the EU and therefore belongs to the euro area."

French Guiana is located in the northeastern part of South America, sharing a border with Suriname on the west and Brazil on the east. Colonized in the early part of the 17th century, it became a French department in 1946.

  • 90% of French Guiana is located in the Amazon rainforest

  • Currency = The Euro (since it’s part of the European Union)

  • Population: 290,691 inhabitants (2020)

South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Image Source)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands have been under British administration since 1908. These islands are known for their large bird and seal populations and lie approximately 620 miles (1,000) km east of the Falkland Islands.

The CIA World Factbook describes South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as:

“Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America.”

These islands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich islands are the southernmost points of South America.

King penguins under a dramatic sky in South Georgie and the South Sandwich Islands

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