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Countries in South America

Explore 12 countries in South America in our 195-country directory. Select a country to find its capital, flag and geographic facts.

About South America

The Andes, Amazon rainforest and Atlantic coast. Our directory uses a consistent geographic grouping, but classifications can differ for transcontinental countries and island regions.

🇦🇷ArgentinaBuenos Aires↗🇧🇴BoliviaSucre↗🇧🇷BrazilBrasília↗🇨🇱ChileSantiago↗🇨🇴ColombiaBogotá↗🇪🇨EcuadorQuito↗🇬🇾GuyanaGeorgetown↗🇵🇾ParaguayAsunción↗🇵🇪PeruLima↗🇸🇷SurinameParamaribo↗🇺🇾UruguayMontevideo↗🇻🇪VenezuelaCaracas↗

Countries are classified by the editorial grouping used across this site. Some countries have geographic or cultural connections to more than one region.