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South America

Updated: 107d ago

South America is a region. It is located in Americas. It comprises 12 countries for a land area of 17,369,961 km² and a population of 432,717,296 people.

Key facts

  • continent: Americas
  • number of countries: 12
  • land area: 17,369,961 km²
  • population: 432,717,296 people
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dataset Dataset of cities in South America:

dataset Dataset of countries in South America :

South America is one of the regions in Americas and 22 regions in our database.

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Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in South America

Evolution of historical forest area in South America

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in South America

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in South America

Map of the distribution of cities in South America by population

Map of the density of countries in South America

Correlation of birth rate and median age by countries yearly in South America

Correlation of rural population and urban land area by countries yearly in South America

Correlation of agricultural land and methane emissions of countries yearly in South America

Correlation of nitrous oxide emissions and urban land area by countries yearly in South America

In literature

There are 423 books written about South America in the database.

This dashboard is based on data from: World Bank.

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