It ranks fourth in size with an area of about 17,819,000 square kilometers or 9,365,000 square miles.
The largest is Asia, followed by Africa and South America. The 7 continents by size are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
The United States is 3,794,000 square miles large, and South America is 6,888,000 square miles large. The US is 55.08% of the size of South America. South America is 1.815 times the size of the US. So ultimately to answer your question, No, the US is not twice as large as South America but is almost half the size (3,444,000 mi2).
Compare and contrast the shape and size of South America on the three projections.
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6,880,636 square miles.
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South America is the fourth largest continent (out of 7).
The fifth largest country in terms of land size is Brazil, located in South America.
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Brazil is both the highest populated and largest country in South America.
About the same size as Russia. 87,056 miles.
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