List of South American countries by area

Below is a list of countries and dependencies in South America by area.Source unless otherwise specified: Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note. Brazil is the largest country in South America while Suriname is the smallest.

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.

Location %total Area Area 100% 17,830,199 6,884,275 48% 8,510,346 3,285,862 16% 2,796,427 1,079,706 7% 1,285,217 496,224 6% 1,141,748 440,831 6% 1,098,581 424,164 5% 929,690 358,955 4% 756,102 291,932 2% 406,752 157,048 1% 257,215 99,311 1% 214,969 83,000 1% 173,626 67,037 0.9% 163,820 63,251 (France) 0.5% 83,534 32,253 (United Kingdom) 0.1% 12,173 4,700

See also

List of countries and dependencies by area List of South American countries by population

Notes

References