Talk:South America

Really?

Is there really a need to link this article to southern united states? Then maybe you should do the same with the North America article and maybe even link the Americas article to The USA article. 83.39.80.34 (talk) 17:01, 15 November 2013 (UTC)ggcc

Economy - French Guiana/Falklands

Please discuss here the inclusion or removal of the Malvinas and French Guyana from the table of national economies; I wouldn't want to request a block of the article. I agree with Juniorpetjua, those are not countries, and should be left out. Cambalachero (talk) 14:56, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

I've posted a note at the Brazil wikiproject asking for assistance. I think that they should be included, as they make up part of the economy of South America. CMD (talk) 17:01, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

They are clearly part of the economy of South America and I'm not easy with the idea of wiping them from the article. At the one end it could be seen as POV with the implication they are A) not considered part of South American and B) substantiating other national claims to be part of other territories. It could also be perceived as fairly naked racism as they aren't "hispanic". It would also remove significant information as notably the economy of French Guiana exceeds that of Guyanna and Suriname. CMD makes a good point, they do make up part of the economy of South America and their omission is not really justifiable. Change "country" to "territory" if it bothers you that much and the problem is solved. Wee Curry Monster talk 09:19, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

Note the above is a generic comment about how it can be perceived rather than any direct accusation against any individual and I am NOT directing this at anyone in particular. Wee Curry Monster talk 08:35, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

No map?

Why, oh why, does an encyclopedia article about South Amercia not include a real map or two of South America? Rclocher3 (talk) 04:26, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Hatnote

To state the abundantly obvious, this article should have a hatnote to southern United States. Southern America redirects here, and this is not at all an implausible destination for people who are unfamiliar with the geography of the Americas. Imagine explaining the difference between "South America" and the "American South" to someone who speaks English as a second language. I find User:Dentren's edit summary both disingenuous and inaccurate... if someone would like me to dig up examples of the countless hatnotes referring people to things most of us have never even heard of, I'll gladly oblige. — PinkAmpers&^{(Je vous invite à me parler)} 04:10, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

Sovereign States

Even when you look at the page "List of sovereign states and dependent territories in South America" you can clearly see there are 13 sovereign states, not 12. A basic mistake. I don't know why someone wrote "Do not change this number to 13 without discussing at the talk page"... Anyway, I posted it, now changing it, if you have any problem, please discuss here. Here are the 13 Sovereign States: Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and Surinam! (13) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SinancoTheBest (talk • contribs) 10:01, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

Where is pictures of São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Rio de janeiro, Caracas, Montevideo? no one Picture of the main cities..........??

let´s improve this page I think who made this page want underrate South America !let´s put modern cities, universities, museums, theater!metropolitan transport airports!!we are not in 1500 we are in 2013!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 177.32.92.200 (talk) 02:57, 12 August 2013 (UTC)