South America is a geographical region commonly regarded as a Country group. According to the United Nations, South America is comprised of the following modern countries: Chile, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Peru, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Uruguay, Suriname, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Paraguay, Guyana, French Guiana , Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bouvet Island, Argentina. It belongs to a larger geographical region called Latin America and the Caribbean.

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About South America

Region overview

Type: Terrestrial
Standard: United Nations
Version: UN M49
Area code: 005
Geoscheme: World › Americas › Latin America and the Caribbean › South America

Geographical regions within South America

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Natural geographical entities within South America

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Civilizations of South America

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "South America." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 22 Sep. 2022, omnika.org/stable/1264. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2022, September 22). South America. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/1264

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "South America." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created September 22, 2022. Accessed December 28, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/1264.

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