South America
The twelve independent countries of the South American continent. Number of countries: 12.
Quizzes for this region
Countries of South America on the map
A country is named; put your finger on it. A miss shows how far off you were.
Name the countries of South America
One country is shaded on the map. Which of the four names is it?
Capitals of South America
Match each country with its capital city, one way round or the other, four choices per question.
Flags of South America
Name the country of a flag, or pick the right flag of four.
South America on the scales
Put two countries on the scales: more people, or more land?
Name all 12 countries of South America
Type a region’s countries from memory and watch the map fill in.
The selection in numbers
- Countries
- 12
- Largest by area
- Brazil · 8,510,420 km²
- Smallest by area
- Suriname · 163,820 km²
- Most people
- Brazil · 213 million
- Fewest people
- Suriname · 639,850
- People in total
- 438 million
- Area in total
- 17,702,662 km²
World Bank figures: population of 2025, area of 2023.
Countries in this selection
Sorted by area, largest first. Each name leads to the country’s own page.
