South America is the fifth largest continent and population. South America is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on the west and Atlantic Ocean on the east. South America is connected to North America by a narrow strip of land. South America is made up of twelve Nations and has a population of three hundred million.

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Population:
1950.........................................................................111,359,374
1975.........................................................................215,785,425
2000.........................................................................348,973,550
2008.........................................................................388,619,456
5.8% of world population
2025.........................................................................464,140,184

Area: 17,433,220 Sq. Miles

# of countries: 12

% of Earth covered: 12%