southamerica
South America is a continent located mostly in the southern hemisphere. It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage and Southern Ocean to the south, and is connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama. It covers about 6.9 million square kilometers and has a population of roughly 430 million. The continent comprises 12 sovereign states—Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela—with several overseas territories such as French Guiana (an overseas department of France).
Geographically diverse, the Andes run along the western edge, the Amazon and Orinoco basins crisscross the
The economy is diverse, with Brazil as the largest national economy, followed by Argentina, Colombia, and Peru.
Historically, the region was home to advanced civilizations such as the Inca. It was colonized mainly by