Area | 17,840,000 km2 (6,890,000 sq mi) |
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Population | 385,742,554 (2008) |
Pop. density | 21.4 per km2 (56.0 per sq mi) |
Demonym | South American, |
Countries | 12 (List of countries) |
Dependencies | 3 |
Languages | List of languages |
Time Zones | UTC-2 to UTC-5 |
Largest cities | São Paulo Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro Lima Bogotá Santiago Belo Horizonte Caracas Porto Alegre |