South America Countries With Their Respective Capitals and Currencies

South America is the fourth largest continent of the earth. It is located entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a very small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The South America continent shares borders with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and north, the Caribbean Sea and North America Continent to the northwest, and the Southern (Antarctic) Ocean to the south. It covers an area of 17,840,000 square km, almost 11.98% of Earth\’s total land area. It is the fifth most populous continent of the world. In South America, there are 12 United Nation recognized countries, 3 dependent territories of other countries, and 1 integral territory primarily of non- North American countries. The largest country of this continent is Brazil and the smallest country is Suriname.

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To know about the twelve United Nations recognized South American countries with their respective capitals, currencies, official languages and flags, refer to the table below.

Country	Capital	Currency	Official Languages	Flag	Sub Region
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Argentine peso	Spanish		Southern South America
Bolivia	Sucre(Judicial) AndLa Paz(executive)	Boliviano	Spanish, Quechua		Western-central South America
Brazil	Brasilia	Real	Portuguese		Eastern South America
Chile	Santiago	Chileanpeso	Spanish		Western South America
Colombia	Bogota	Colombian peso	Spanish		Northern South America
Ecuador	Quito	US dollar	Spanish		Northwest South America
Guyana	Georgetown	Guyanese dollar	English		Northern South America
Paraguay	Asuncion	Guarani	Spanish, Guarani		Central South America
Peru	Lima	Sol	Spanish		Western South America
Suriname	Paramaribo	Surinamesedollar	Dutch		Northeast South America
Uruguay	Montevideo	Uruguayanpeso	Spanish		Southern South America
Venezuela	Caracas	Bolivar Soberano	Spanish		Northern South America

In the South America continent, three territories (Dependencies that are not internationally recognized or not in effect) are controlled by other countries.   To know about this type of dependent territories with their capitals, currencies, official languages, and flags, refer to the table below.

Territory	Capital	Currency	Official Languages	Ruling Power	Flag	Region
Bouvet	N/A	N/A	N/A	Norway		Atlantic Ocean
Falkland Islands	Stanley	Falkland Islands Pound	English	United Kingdom		Atlantic Ocean
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	King Edward Point	Falkland Islands Pound	English	United Kingdom		Atlantic Ocean

One integral territory primarily of non-South American countries is situated in South America. To know about this type of integral territory with capital, currency, official language, and flag, refer to the table below.

Territory	Capital	Currency	OfficialLanguage	IntegralPart	Flag	Region
French Guiana	Cayenne	Euro	French	France		Northern South America