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List of South American countries by area

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Transcontinental countries
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Below is a list of all the South American countries, in order of geographical area. South America's total geographical area is 17,835,252 km².

Rank	Country	Area (km²)
1	Brazil}}	8,515,799
2	Argentina}}	2,780,400
3	Peru}}	1,285,216
4	Colombia}}	1,141,748
5	Bolivia}}	1,098,581
6	Venezuela}}	916,445
7	Chile}}	756,102
8	Paraguay}}	406,750
9	Ecuador}}	276,841
10	Guyana}}	214,969
11	Uruguay}}	181,034
12	Suriname}}	163,820
Total	17,835,252

Territories

These territories, also located in South America, are not sovereign nations but former colonies of European countries still under control of France and the United Kingdom.

Rank	Territory	Area (km²)	Notes
1	French Guiana\|local}} (France)	91,000	Officially called Guiana and regarded as an overseas department and region of France, French Guiana is the largest outermost region within the European Union.
2	Falkland Islands}} (United Kingdom)	12,173	Claimed by Argentina

Transcontinental countries

Panama is not regarded as a transcontinental 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 .

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3 : South America-related lists|Lists by area|Lists of countries by geography

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Territories

Transcontinental countries

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