List of South American countries by area

Below is a list of all the South American countries, in order of geographical area. South America's total geographical area is 17,835,252 km².

Countries

Rank	Country	Area (km²)	Notes
1	Brazil	8,515,799
2	Argentina	2,780,400
3	Peru	1,285,216
4	Colombia	1,141,748
5	Bolivia	1,098,581
6	Venezuela	916,445	does not include the territory of Guayana Esequiba claimed by Venezuela
7	Chile	756,102
8	Paraguay	406,750
9	Ecuador	276,841
10	Guyana	214,969
11	Uruguay	176,215
12	Suriname	163,820
	Total	17,835,252

Territories

These territories, also located in South America, are not sovereign nations but former colonies of European countries still under control of France and the UK.

Rank	Territory	Area (km²)	Notes
1	French Guiana (France)	91,000	Officially called Guiana and regarded as an overseas department and region of France, French Guiana is the largest outermost region within the European Union.
2	Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)	12,173	Claimed by Argentina

Transcontinental countries

Panama is not regarded as a transcontinental country but the country is sometimes included in South America due to being part of Colombia prior to its secession in 1903. The island of Trinidad is sometimes included in South America, which then makes Trinidad and Tobago a transcontinental country.

See also

• List of African countries by area
• List of Asian countries by area
• List of European countries by area
• List of North American countries by area
• List of Oceanian countries by area