South America

South America

13 Countries

17,8 Million km²

393 Million Inhabitants

 

 


Antarctica

Antarctica

- no official state

- Area: 14.000.000 km²

- Population: nobody in the narrower sense, up to 1.000 scientist and tourists 

Argentina

Argentina

1776-1816 Viceroyalty of the River Plate

1816-1828 United Provinces of the River Plate

since 1853 Repubic of Argentina

Bolivia

Bolivia

until 1825 Vizeroyalty of Peru

1825-2009 Republic of Bolivia

since 2009 Plurinational state of Bolivia

Brazil

Brazil

until 1822 Portuguese Colony

1822-1889 Empire

1889-1988 Republik of the United States of Brazil

since 1988 Federal Republik of Brazil

Chile

Chile

1542-1609 Part of Viceroyalty of Peru

1609-1810 Captaincy general of Chile

1810-1818 Wars of Independence

since 1818 Republic of Chile

 

Ecuador

Ecuador

until 1717 Vizeroyalty Peru

1717-1819 Vizeroyalty New Granada

1819-1830 Great Columbia

since 1830 Republic of Ecuador

Guiana

Guiana

until 1966 Britisch Guiana and West Indies

1966-1970 Independent State of Guiana

since 1970 Cooperative Republic of Guiana

Jason Islands

Jason Islands

Archipelago: Falklands

South Atlantic

Discovered 1600 by Sebald de Weert

Private ownership (Len Hill 1970-ca.1990)

Colombia

Colombia

until 1717 Vizeroyalty Peru

1717-1819 Vizeroyalty New Granada

1819-1830 Great Colombia

since 1830 Republic of Colombia

Paraguay

Paraguay

1516-1542 Spanish Colony

1542-1811 Viceroyalty of Peru

since 1811 Republic of Paraguay

Capital: Asuncion

Peru

Peru

until 1542 Empire of the Inca

1542-1821 Vizeroyalty Peru

since 1821 Republic of Peru

Capital: Lima

Suriname

Suriname

until 1683 Colony of the Netherlands

1683-1795 Societeit van Suriname

1795-1975 Dutch Guiana

since 1975 Republic of Suriname

Uruguay

Uruguay

until 1830 Spanish Colony

since 1830 Republic orientally of the Uruguay

Capital: Montevideo

Venezuela

Venezuela

1864-1953 United States of Venezuela

1953-1999 Republic of Venezuela

since 1999 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela