List of South American countries by area
Below is a list of countries and dependent territories in South America by area.[1] Brazil is the largest country in South America while Suriname is the smallest.
Panama is not regarded as a country but the country is sometimes included in South America due to being part of Colombia prior to its secession in 1903. The island of Trinidad is sometimes included in South America, which then makes Trinidad and Tobago a transcontinental country.
| Country / territory | % total |
South America area in km2 (mi2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil |
48% | 8,510,346 (3,285,862) | |
| 2 |  Argentina |
16% | 2,796,427 (1,079,706) | |
| 3 |  Peru |
7% | 1,285,216 (496,224) | |
| 4 |  Colombia |
6% | 1,141,748 (440,831) | |
| 5 |  Bolivia |
6% | 1,098,581 (424,164) | |
| 6 |  Venezuela |
5% | 929,690 (358,960) | [a] |
| 7 |  Chile |
4% | 756,102 (291,932) | |
| 8 |  Paraguay |
2% | 406,752 (157,048) | |
| 9 |  Ecuador |
1% | 257,215 (99,311) | |
| 10 |  Guyana |
1% | 214,969 (83,000) | [b] |
| 11 |  Uruguay |
1% | 173,626 (67,037) | |
| 12 |  Suriname |
1% | 163,820 (63,251) | |
 French Guiana (France) |
0.5% | 83,534 (32,253) | [c] | |
 Falkland Islands (UK) |
0.1% | 12,173 (4,700) | [d] | |
| Total | 100% | 17,830,199 (6,884,275) |
See also
| Sovereign states |
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Notes
- ^ Does not include the portions of Guyana claimed by Venezuela.
- ^ Also claimed in part by Venezuela.
- ^ Largest outermost region within the European Union.
- ^ Also claimed by Argentina.
References
- ^ Source unless otherwise specified: Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density (PDF) (Report). United Nations Statistics Division. 2021. Retrieved 16 Jul 2023. Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note.