South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern subregion of the Americas.
Population: 434,254,119 (2021; 5th)
Area: 17,840,000 km² (6,890,000 sq mi) (4th)
Population density: 21.4/km² (56.0/sq mi)
GDP (PPP): $7.61 trillion (2022 est; 5th)
GDP (nominal): $3.62 trillion (2022 est; 4th)
GDP per capita: $8,340 (2022 est; 5th)
Religions: Christianity (90.0%) · No religion (7.7%) · Other (2.3%)
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