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Outline of South America

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Outline of South America

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South America.

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South America is the southern continent of the two Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly (about 3/4) in the Southern Hemisphere. It lies between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The continent is culturally, ethnically and racially diverse, home to indigenous peoples and to descendants of settlers from Europe, Africa and Asia. Due to its history of colonialism most South Americans speak Spanish or Portuguese, and its societies and states are commonly modeled after Western traditions.

Geographic features of South America

  • List of islands of South America
  • List of rivers of South America
  • List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas

    • Directional regions

  • Northern South America
  • Northeastern South America: The Guianas
  • Southern South America: Southern Cone
  • Western South America: Andean states

    • Demography of South America

  • List of South American countries by population
  • List of South American countries by GDP PPP

    • Demographics by political division

    Demographics of countries
    Demographics of dependencies and other territories

    Politics of South America

  • Conflicts in South America
  • Political parties in South America

    • Elections by political division

    Elections in countries
    Elections in dependencies and other territories

    Human rights by political division

    Human rights in countries
    Human rights in dependencies and other territories

    Law by political division

    Law of countries
    Law of dependencies and other territories

    Law enforcement by political division

    Law enforcement in countries
    Law enforcement in dependencies and other territories

    Governments of South America

  • South American Union

    • History of South America, by period

  • Pre-Columbian era
  • Early modern period
  • European colonization of the Americas
  • Portuguese colonization of the Americas
  • Colonial Brazil
  • Spanish colonization of the Americas
  • Colonial Argentina
  • Colonial Bolivia
  • Colonial Chile
  • Colonial Peru
  • Colonial Venezuela

    • History of South America, by region

  • History of Andean South America

    • History of South America, by subject

  • Military history of South America
  • Spanish American wars of independence
  • Latin American wars of independence
  • South American dreadnought race
  • Slavery in South America
  • Slavery in Brazil

    • Culture of South America

  • Coats of arms of South America
  • Flags of South America
  • Religion in South America
  • Islam in South America
  • Christianity in South America
  • Hinduism in South America
  • World Heritage Sites

    • Architecture of South America

  • Architecture of Argentina
  • Architecture of Colombia
  • Architecture of Peru

    • Media of South America

  • Media of Argentina
  • Media of Bolivia
  • Media of Colombia
  • Media of Paraguay
  • Media of Peru
  • Media of Venezuela

    • Racism in South America

  • Racism in Argentina
  • Racism in Brazil

    • South America lists

  • List of newspapers in South America
  • List of radio stations in South America
  • List of television stations in South America

    • References

    Outline of South America Wikipedia
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