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South America Facts

  • Number of people:  5th place

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  • Size: South America is the fourth largest continent in the world.

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  • Countries: 12

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  • Smallest Country: Suriname, which could fit into Brazil 50 times over!

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South America has more people than Australia or Antarctica but less than other continents. 5th place!!!!!!

Temperature: Warm


Most of South America is warm for most of the year. It never gets too cold.

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There are areas of South America where it does get cold. The Andes Mountain region has cold temperatures.
 

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