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South America is the southern part of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with about a quarter in the Northern Hemisphere. It 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 northwest.
South America was named in 1507 by cartographers Martin Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World unknown to Europeans.
South America has an area of 17,780,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi), or almost 3.5% of the Earth's surface. As of 2005, its population was estimated at more than 371,090,000. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).
The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to South America:
[edit] Geography of South America
[edit] Countries of South America
- Main article: List of South American countries
[edit] Regions of South America
[edit] Geographic features of South America
[edit] Demography of South America
- Main article: Demographics of South America
[edit] History of South America
[edit] Culture of South America
- Main article: Culture of South America
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Clothing in South America |
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Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama1 · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago1 · Uruguay · Venezuela
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Aruba1 / Netherlands Antilles1 (Netherlands) · Falkland Islands / South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) · French Guiana (France)
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Slavery in South America |
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Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama1 · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago1 · Uruguay · Venezuela
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Aruba1 / Netherlands Antilles1 (Netherlands) · Falkland Islands / South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) · French Guiana (France)
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[edit] The Arts in South America
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Theatre of South America |
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Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama1 · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago1 · Uruguay · Venezuela
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[edit] Sports in South America
[edit] Economy of South America
[edit] Education in South America
[edit] Governments of South America
[edit] Infrastructure of South America
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National parks of South America |
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Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama1 · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago1 · Uruguay · Venezuela
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[edit] Politics of South America
[edit] South America lists
- Main article: List of South America-related topics
[edit] References
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- News
- Sports
South America also has Rugby, Auto Racing, Golf, and Kayaking.
- Music
- Tourism
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