Topic outline of South America

:"For a more comprehensive list, see the List of South America-related topics."

South America is the southern part of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with about a quarter in the Northern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean. North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest.

South America was named in 1507 by cartographers Martin Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World unknown to Europeans.

South America has an area of 17,780,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi), or almost 3.5% of the Earth's surface. As of 2005, its population was estimated at more than 371,090,000. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to South America:

Geography of South America

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Countries of South America

: "Main article: List of South American countries"

* Coats of arms of South America
* Flags of South America
* List of South American countries by GDP PPP
* List of South American countries by population

Regions of South America

* Northern South America

Geographic features of South America

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

Demography of South America

: "Main article: Demographics of South America"

History of South America

Culture of South America

: "Main article: Culture of South America"

* Religion in South America
** Islam in South America
** Christianity in South America
** Hinduism in South America
* World Heritage Sites

The Arts in South America

Sports in South America

Economy of South America

Education in South America

Governments of South America

* South American Union

Infrastructure of South America

Politics of South America

* Conflicts in South America
* Political parties in South America

South America lists

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

References

See also

* Continent

External links

;News
*es icon [http://www.infolatam.com/ Infolatam. Information and analysis of Latin America]
*en icon [http://www.coha.org The Council on Hemispheric Affairs] An independent source of Latin American news and opinion

;Sports
*es icon/pt icon [http://www.conmebol.com/ CONMEBOL -- Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (The South American Football Confederation)] South America also has Rugby, Auto Racing, Golf, and Kayaking.

;Music
*fr icon [http://www.los-koyas.com/musique_latino-americaine.htm Information about South American Music. Also MP3 & video.]
*Diana Mercado from Barranquilla, Colombia Objetivo Fama 5

;Tourism
*en icon [http://SouthAmerica.travel SouthAmerica.travel - Tour operator for South America]

;Articles

* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article3460815.ece "The failure of Latin America"] : an article by David Gallagher in the [http://www.the-tls.co.uk TLS] , February 29, 2008