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About South America

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

South America is the fourth largest continent by area and fifth most populous. It is located in the Western Hemisphere and spans the Northern and Southern Hemispheres as well. It has a total of 12 countries, most of whom are considerably large and populated. It is located to the south of North America and west of Africa. It borders the Atlantic to the east, Pacific to the west, and Caribbean to the north. The continent is mainly Hispanic/Latino in ethnicity and Catholic in religious denomination. Portuguese and Spanish are the most spoken languages on the continent followed by English and French. The continent is also mainly dominated by the country of Brazil, who takes about half of the continent's area and population.

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