View North And South America Countries Pictures. This country is the most populous with as of 2020, there are a total of twelve countries in south america. South america is a continent in the western hemisphere, mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere.
It's the most european, most glamorous, most hedonistic city on the continent.
Major capitals of south american countries includes brasilia in brazil, montevideo in uruguay, buenos aires argentina, lima in peru, asuncion in below is the list of 14 south american countries and their capital cities in alphabetical order, major capitals of south america includes brasilia. The largest country in south america is brazil, compared to the smallest county, suriname, that is 50 times smaller than brazil. All 12 independent countries of south america and 3 dependent overseas territories of the uk and france. 150 different languages are spoken in brazil alone.