SOUTH AMERICA-QUICKFACTS

SOUTH AMERICA-QUICK-FACTS

• South America is the world's fourth largest continent on Earth, and the fifth most populous.
•  Located primarily in the southern hemisphere.
• South America has an area of 6,890,000 sq miles.
• the continent contains twelve (12)independent countries.
• South America is bound by the Caribbean Sea in the north, the North Atlantic Ocean in the east and northeast and by the South Atlantic Ocean in the southeast.

some quick facts about south america

Important points	Information
Area	17,840,000sq.
Countries	12
Largest Country	Brazil
Major Religions	Roman Catholicism, Protestant Christianity, Hinduism, Islam
Major Languages	Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, Dutch