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Countries of Central & South America

Central & South America has 21 countries in Countries of the World. How many can you name? Study the list below, then take the timed map quiz.

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Central America. 7 countries between Mexico and Colombia, all but Belize Spanish-speaking. North-to-south mnemonic: Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.

South America. 12 countries on the continent. Brazil is half the landmass; the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) are easy to miss; Paraguay and Uruguay swap in players' minds constantly.

CountryCapitalSubregionPopulation
🇦🇷 ArgentinaBuenos AiresSouth America46.7 million
🇧🇿 BelizeBelmopanCentral America417,634
🇧🇴 BoliviaSucreSouth America11.4 million
🇧🇷 BrazilBrasíliaSouth America213.4 million
🇨🇱 ChileSantiagoSouth America20.2 million
🇨🇴 ColombiaBogotáSouth America53.1 million
🇨🇷 Costa RicaSan JoséCentral America5.3 million
🇪🇨 EcuadorQuitoSouth America18.1 million
🇸🇻 El SalvadorSan SalvadorCentral America6.0 million
🇫🇰 Falkland IslandsStanleySouth America3,662
🇬🇫 French GuianaCayenneSouth America292,354
🇬🇹 GuatemalaGuatemala CityCentral America18.1 million
🇬🇾 GuyanaGeorgetownSouth America772,975
🇭🇳 HondurasTegucigalpaCentral America9.9 million
🇳🇮 NicaraguaManaguaCentral America6.8 million
🇵🇦 PanamaPanama CityCentral America4.1 million
🇵🇾 ParaguayAsunciónSouth America6.1 million
🇵🇪 PeruLimaSouth America34.4 million
🇸🇷 SurinameParamariboSouth America616,500
🇺🇾 UruguayMontevideoSouth America3.5 million
🇻🇪 VenezuelaCaracasSouth America28.5 million