Editing South America (section)

== List of states and territories ==
{{Main|List of sovereign states and dependent territories in South America}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="float:center; text-align:center;"
|-
! class="unsortable" | [[Armorial of South America|Arms]]
! class="unsortable" | [[Gallery of sovereign state flags|Flag]]
! Country / [[Dependent territory|Territory]]
! [[List of countries and dependencies by area|Area]]{{efn|Land areas and population estimates are taken from ''The 2008 World Factbook'' which currently uses July 2007 data, unless otherwise noted.}}
! [[List of countries by population (United Nations)|Population]]<br />({{UN_Population|Year}}){{UN_Population|ref}}
! [[List of countries and dependencies by population density|Population<br />density]]
! [[List of national capitals|Capital]]
! [[Official language|Name(s) in official language(s)]]
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Argentina.svg|20px|link=Argentina]]
| {{flagicon|Argentina}}
| [[Argentina]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|2766890|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Argentina}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|14.3|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[Buenos Aires]]
| Argentina
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Bolivia|text=none}}
| {{flagicon|Bolivia}}
| [[Bolivia]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|1098580|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Bolivia (Plurinational State of)}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|8.4|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[La Paz]],<br />[[Sucre]]{{efn|[[La Paz]] is the administrative capital of [[Bolivia]]; [[Sucre]] is the constitutional and judicial capital of Bolivia.}}
| Bolivia / Mborivia / Wuliwya / Puliwya
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Brazil|text=none}}
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| [[Brazil]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|8514877|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Brazil}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|22|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[Brasília]]
| Brasil
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Chile|text=none}}
| {{flagicon|Chile}}
| [[Chile]]{{efn|Includes [[Easter Island]] in the Pacific Ocean, a Chilean territory frequently reckoned in Oceania.}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|756950|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Chile}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|22|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[Santiago]]{{efn|[[Santiago]] is the administrative capital of Chile; [[Valparaíso]] is the site of legislative meetings.}}
| Chile
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Colombia|text=none}}
| {{flagicon|Colombia}}
| [[Colombia]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|1141748|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Colombia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|40|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[Bogotá]]
| Colombia
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Ecuador|text=none}}
| {{flagicon|Ecuador}}
| [[Ecuador]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|283560|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Ecuador}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|53.8|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[Quito]]
| Ecuador / Ikwayur / Ekuatur
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Falkland Islands|text=none}}
| {{flagicon|Falkland Islands}}
| [[Falkland Islands]]<br />([[British Overseas Territories|United Kingdom]])
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|12173|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Falkland Islands (Malvinas)}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|0.26|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[Stanley, Falkland Islands|Stanley]]
| Falkland Islands
|-
| {{Coat of arms|French Guiana|text=none}}
| {{Flagicon image|Flag of French Guiana.svg}}
| [[French Guiana]]<br />([[Overseas departments and regions of France|France]]){{efn|The territory has been [[regions of France|fully integrated]] into the [[French Fifth Republic|French central state]] and the [[European Union]].}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|91000|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|French Guiana}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|2.1|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[Cayenne]]<br />([[Préfecture]])
| Guyane
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Guyana|text=none}}
| {{flagicon|Guyana}}
| [[Guyana]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|214999|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Guyana}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|3.5|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]]
| Guyana
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg|20px|link=Paraguay]]
| {{flagicon|Paraguay}}
| [[Paraguay]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|406750|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Paraguay}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|15.6|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[Asunción]]
| Paraguay/Paraguái
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Peru|text=none}}
| {{flagicon|Peru}}
| [[Peru]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|1285220|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Peru}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|22|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[Lima]]
| Perú/Piruw/Piruw
|-
| {{Coat of arms|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands|text=none}}
| {{flagicon|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}}
| [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]<br />([[British Overseas Territories|United Kingdom]]){{efn|[[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]] in the [[South Atlantic Ocean]] has no permanent population, only hosting a periodic contingent of about 100 researchers and visitors.}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|3093|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 20
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|0|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[King Edward Point]]
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Suriname|text=none}}
| {{flagicon|Suriname}}
| [[Suriname]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|163270|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Suriname}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|3|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[Paramaribo]]
| Suriname
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Uruguay|text=none}}
| {{flagicon|Uruguay}}
| [[Uruguay]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|176220|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Uruguay}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|19.4|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[Montevideo]]
| Uruguay
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Venezuela|text=none}}
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}}
| [[Venezuela]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|916445|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|27.8|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| [[Caracas]]
| Venezuela
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="3" | Total
! style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|17824513|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
! style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|South America}}
! style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|21.5|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
! colspan="3" |
|}