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Population: 192,300,000 (5)
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Area: 3,287,597 sq. miles (5)
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Language(s): Portuguese
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Capital: Brasilia
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Largest City: Sao Paulo
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Currency: Real
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Population: 17,063,000 (60)
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Area: 292,183 sq. miles (38)
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Language(s): Spanish
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Capital: Santiago
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Largest City: Santiago
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Currency: Peso
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Population: 40,134,425 (31)
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Area: 1,068,302 sq. miles (8)
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Language(s): Spanish
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Capital: Buenos Aires
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Largest City: Buenos Aires
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Currency: Peso
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Population: 10,908,000 (84)
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Area: 424,163 sq. miles (28)
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Language(s): Spanish
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Capital: Sucre
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Largest City: Santa Cruz de la Sierra
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Currency: Boliviano
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Population: 6,349,000 (101)
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Area:157,048 sq. miles (59)
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Language(s): Spanish
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Capital: Asuncion
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Largest City: Asuncion
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Currency: Guarani
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Population: 29,500,000 (41)
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Area: 496,225 sq. miles (20)
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Language(s): Spanish
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Capital: Lima
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Largest City: Lima
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Currency: Nuevo Sol
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Population: 13,275,000 (67)
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Area: 109,415 sq. miles (66)
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Language(s): Spanish
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Capital: Quito
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Largest City: Guayaquil
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Currency: U.S. Dollar
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Population: 45,393,000 (29)
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Area: 440,839 sq. miles (26)
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Language(s): Spanish
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Capital: Bogota
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Largest City: Bogotaa
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Currency: Peso
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Population: 26,815,000 (40)
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Area: 353,831 sq. miles (33)
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Language(s): Spanish
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Capital: Caracas
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Largest City: Caracas
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Currency: Boliva fuerte
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Population: 3,394,000 (131)
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Area: 68,037 sq. miles (90)
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Language(s): Spanish
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Capital: Montevideo
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Largest City: Montevideo
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Currency: Uruguayan Peso
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Population: 772,000 (160)
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Area: 83,000 sq. miles (84)
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Language(s): English
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Capital: Georgetown
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Largest City: Georgetown
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Currency: Guyanese Dollar
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Population: 481,267 (167)
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Area: 63,251 sq. miles (91)
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Language(s): Dutch
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Capital: Paramaribo
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Largest City: Paramaribo
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Currency: Surinamese Dollar
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Population: 221,000
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Area: 32,252 sq. miles (140)
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Language(s): French
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Capital: Cayenne
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Largest City: Cayenne
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Currency: Franc
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