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South American Geography & Nature
Total Land Area: 17,840,000 sq km / 6,890,000 sq miles [1]
Recognised Countries:
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12 [2]
Overseas Dependencies:
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4
Disputed Territories:
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2
Largest Country:
South America Top 10
Brazil - 8,514,877 sq km / 3,287,612 sq miles
Smallest Country:
Suriname - 163,821 sq km / 63,251 sq miles
Highest Mountain:
Mount Aconcagua - 6,962 metres / 22,841 ft - Argentina
Longest River:
The Amazon - 6,400 km / 3,980 miles - Brazil / Peru / Ecuador / Colombia
Largest Lake: Lake Maracaibo - 13,300 sq km / 5,100 sq miles - Venezuela
South American Population & Health
Total Population: 388,622,603 [3]
Most Populous Country: Brazil - 191,172,530 [4]
Most Populous City:
South America Top 100
Buenos Aires - Argentina - 12,197,347 [5]
Most Populous Metro Area:
...
Life Expectancy:
72 years [6]
Infant Mortality Rate: ...
Largest HIV Population:
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Brazil - 730,000 [7]
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Highest GDP:
South America Top 10
Brazil - US$1,572,839,000,000 (IMF) [8] / US$1,612,539,000,000 (World Bank) [9]
Most Corrupt Country:
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Venezuela - 14th out of 180 countries in the World [10]
Least Corrupt Country: Uruguay / Chile - joint 155th out of 180 countries in the World [10]
Tallest Building:
Parque Central Complex, Caracas, Venezuela - 225 metres / 738 feet - 56 floors - [11]
Most Nuclear Weapons:
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South America currently has no countries with Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles [12]
Most Depleted Uranium:
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South America currently has no countries with Depleted Uranium (DU) Stockpiles [13]
Location of South America
Map showing location of South America
Recent South American Features
Overseas Territories In South America Disputed Territories In South America Recognised Countries In South America
Depleted Uranium Stockpiles In South America Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles In South America Most Populous Cities In South America
References
[1] This figure is an estimate and may be slightly off when considering different interpretations of where the continent begins and ends. It should only be used as a guide.
[2] "List Of Geographic Names, also includes non-recognised states and some territories too" UN (United Nations). The countries highlighted in bold text are the fully internationally-recognised countries, and the remainder are a mixture of partially-recognised states, territories and dependancies.
[3] "World Population Estimate for 1st of July 2008" (XIST.org). XIST bases it's figures on the CIA World Factbook.
[4] "Official Brazil Population Clock" Reading taken on May.24.2009 @ 02.00hrs GMT: 191,172,530.
[5] "World: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population" All statistics © Stefan Helders, www.world-gazetteer.com
[6] "United Nations World Mortality Wallchart 2007" These are the official estimates for 2007 life expectancy rates by the UN.
[7] "UNAIDS Interactive map" 2008 Report on the global AIDS epidemic, July 2008, UNAIDS. In the menu on the left, click on "HIV infection & AIDS Epidemic by country", then click "People living with HIV in 2007". You will then be able to view the statistics for each country by scanning over the interactive map of the World.
[8] "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2009" These are the latest figures to be released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as of the 1st of October 2009, and are based on the total GDP for each country for the whole of 2008.
[9] "World Bank Gross Domestic Product Figures For 2008" These are the latest available figures which were released by the World Bank as of the 1st of October 2009, and are based on the total GDP for each country for the whole of 2008.
[10] "Corruption Perceptions Index 2009" Released on the 17th of November 2009, these are the yearly CPI Index scores for the 180 countries which it evaluates. The CPI rating is based on 13 different independent surveys, however, not all surveys are used for all countries.
[11] "Official World's 200 Tallest High-rise Buildings" (Emporis.com)
[12] "Status of World Nuclear Forces 2009" Federation of American Scientists - All numbers are estimates and are updated when new information becomes available. Current update: October.02.2009 - last retrieved by BlatantWorld.com on January.05.2010
[13] "World Depleted Uranium Inventory" WISE Uranium Project - This is the most accurate and up-to-date list out there for depleted Uranium stocks around the World. This list has last been updated by WISE Uranium Project on the 21st of April 2008, and was last retrieved by Blatant World.com on January.07.2010
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