Welcome to South America

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It may also be considered a subcontinent of the Americas, which is how it is viewed in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions of the Americas.

Area: 17.84 million km²

Population: 422.5 million (2016)

Dependencies: 2 non-sovereign territories

GDP per capita: $8,560 (2019; 4th)

UN M49 code: – South America; – Latin America; – Americas; – World