South America

Geographic Properties

Total Area: 6.89 million mi²

Highest Feature: Aconcagua
Highest Elevation: 22830 feet
Highest Point Coordinates: 32.66°S, 70.02°W
Lowest Feature: Laguna del Carbón
Lowest Elevation: -344 feet
Lowest Point Coordinates: 49.58°S, 68.35°W

Demographics

Population: 434 million people (2021 estimate, 5.6% of world population)
Population Density: 62.9 people/mi²

Cultural Properties

Languages
- Portuguese: 47%
- Spanish: 45%
- Quechua: 2.1%
- Guarani: 1.6%
- Paraguayan Guaraní: 1.5%
- Venetian: 1%
- Hunsrik: 0.69%
- Cusco Quechua: 0.55%
- Aymara: 0.44%
- South Bolivian Quechua: 0.42%
note: There are a total of 69 recognized languages in South America

Religions
- Christianity: Predominantly practiced in every country, with significant adherence in Argentina (92%), Bolivia (93%), and Brazil (91%)
- Islam: Present in various countries, notably in Argentina (1.9%), Chile (0.43%), and Guyana (8.2%)
- Hinduism: Has a considerable following in countries such as Guyana (33%) and French Guiana (1.6%)
- Buddhism: Found in several countries including Brazil (0.25%), Bolivia (0.064%), and Paraguay (0.23%)
- Ethnic Religions: These hold a notable presence in Bolivia (2.6%), Chile (0.88%), and Ecuador (0.92%)
- Bahá'í Faith: Observed in smaller percentages across many countries, including Bolivia (2%) and Falkland Islands (0.29%)
- Spiritism: Holds a presence in countries such as Brazil (4.9%) and French Guiana (3.3%)
- Judaism: Present in smaller percentages in countries like Argentina (1.3%) and Brazil (0.21%)
- Other Religions: Various other beliefs including Chinese Universism and Shinto are practiced in smaller communities across different countries

Capital Cities

- Argentina, Buenos Aires
- Bolivia, Sucre (de jure), La Paz (seat of government)
- Brazil, Brasilia
- Chile, Santiago
- Colombia, Bogotá
- Ecuador, Quito
- Guyana, Georgetown
- Paraguay, Asunción
- Peru, Lima
- Suriname, Paramaribo
- Uruguay, Montevideo
- Venezuela, Caracas

Economic Properties

Gross Domestic Product - GDP
- Total: $3.691 trillion/yr
- Median: $82.74 billion/yr
- Highest: Brazil ($1.609 trillion/yr, World Rank: 12th)
- Lowest: Falkland Islands ($105.1 million/yr, World Rank: 226th)

GDP at Parity
- Total: $7.448 trillion/yr
- Median: $157.7 billion/yr
- Highest: Brazil ($3.436 trillion/yr, World Rank: 8th)
- Lowest: Falkland Islands ($105.1 million/yr, World Rank: 227th)

Real GDP
- Total: $3.886 trillion/yr
- Median: $157.4 billion/yr
- Highest: Brazil ($1.83 trillion/yr, World Rank: 10th)
- Lowest: Suriname ($4.296 billion/yr, World Rank: 168th)

GDP per Capita
- Median: $7904/yr/person
- Highest: Falkland Islands ($35400/yr/person, World Rank: 43rd)
- Lowest: Bolivia ($3345/yr/person, World Rank: 166th)

GDP Real Growth
- Mean: +6.913%/yr
- Median: +5.363%/yr
- Highest: Guyana (+20.06%/yr, World Rank: 4th)
- Lowest: Venezuela (-3.894%/yr, World Rank: 209th)

Gini Index
- Median: 0.449
- Highest: Suriname (0.579, World Rank: 158th)
- Lowest: Uruguay (0.397, World Rank: 101st)

Consumer Price Inflation
- Mean: +33.89%/yr
- Median: +4.91%/yr
- Highest: Venezuela (+254.95%/yr, World Rank: 2nd)
- Lowest: Ecuador (+0.13%/yr, World Rank: 183rd)

UN Human Development Index

- United Nations (Global): 0.728
- South America: 0.74 (2015 estimate)