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A sovereign state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a population for whom it makes decisions in the national interest. [3] According to the Montevideo Convention, a state must have a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states. [4]
The indigenous population is also a significant element in most other countries in South America. People who identify as of primarily or totally European descent, or identify their phenotype as corresponding to such group, are a majority in Uruguay, [90] Argentina [91] and Chile (64.7%), [92] and are 43.5% of the population in Brazil.
This is a list of South American countries and dependencies by population in South America, total projected population from the United Nations [1] and the latest official figure. Map [ edit ]
Below is a list of countries and dependencies in South America by area. [1] Brazil is the largest country in South America while Suriname is the smallest. 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.
Ecuador is a country in western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, for which the country is named.Ecuador encompasses a wide range of natural formations and climates, from the desert-like southern coast to the snowcapped peaks of the Andes mountain range to the plains of the Amazon Basin.
Close to the border with Peru lies Lake Titicaca, the largest in South America and a popular place for hiking and climbing. Equally as magnificent but far more isolated are the Salar de Uyuni salt ...
Ecuador, [a] officially the Republic of Ecuador, [b] is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (621 mi) west of the mainland.
Thanks to the diversity in definition of Latin America, listing the exact states it contains is subject to controversy.The standard definition is that of the countries south of the United States of America that speak Latin-derived languages, although some of the countries have other co-official, non-Romance languages, such as Quechua.