South America

South America
Area	17,840,000 km2 (6,890,000 sq mi) (4th)
Population	434,254,119 (2021; 5th)
Population density	21.4/km2 (56.0/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	$7.61 trillion (2022 est; 5th)
GDP (nominal)	$3.62 trillion (2022 est; 4th)
GDP per capita	$8,340 (2022 est; 5th)
Religions	Christianity (90.0%); No religion (7.7%); Other (2.3%);
Demonym	South American
Countries	12–14 Argentina ; Bolivia ; Brazil ; Chile ; Colombia ; Ecuador ; Guyana ; Panama ; Paraguay ; ;

South America is a continent^{[lower-alpha 8]} entirely in the Western Hemisphere^{[lower-alpha 9]} and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern subregion of the Americas.

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Area	17,840,000 km² (6,890,000 sq mi) (4th)
Population	434,254,119 (2021; 5th)^[1]^[2]
Population density	21.4/km² (56.0/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	$7.61 trillion (2022 est; 5th)^[3]
GDP (nominal)	$3.62 trillion (2022 est; 4th)^[4]
GDP per capita	$8,340 (2022 est; 5th)^[5]
Religions	Christianity (90.0%)^[6] No religion (7.7%)^[6] Other (2.3%)^[6]
Demonym	South American
Countries	12–14 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Panama^{[lower-alpha 1]} Paraguay