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Know Your Neighbors – South America

September 6, 2020, Linda Lou Burton posting from Little Rock, Arkansas – Do you know your geography? There are twelve countries in South America – I keep up with them by memorizing them alphabetically.

Countries in South America

  1. Argentina
  2. Bolivia
  3. Brazil
  4. Chile
  5. Colombia
  6. Ecuador
  7. Guyana
  8. Paraguay
  9. Peru
  10. Suriname
  11. Uruguay
  12. Venezuela

Where do the most people live?

  • Brazil – 210,301,591
  • Colombia – 48,631,464
  • Argentina – 45,089,492
  • Venezuela – 32,068,672
  • Peru – 31,624,207
  • Chile – 18,057,855
  • Ecuador – 16,703,254
  • Bolivia – 11,473,676
  • Paraguay – 7,108,524
  • Uruguay – 3,378,471
  • Guyana – 744,845
  • Suriname – 603,823

If you had to walk across it, which county would take the longest? Which is largest in square miles?

  • Brazil – 3,287,957
  • Argentina – 1,073,518
  • Peru – 496,225
  • Colombia – 439,736
  • Bolivia – 424,164
  • Venezuela – 352,144
  • Chile – 291,933
  • Paraguay – 153,399
  • Ecuador – 109,484
  • Guyana – 83,000
  • Uruguay – 68,037
  • Suriname – 63,251

Which country has the highest percentage of internet users? Most technologically inclined?

  • Chile – 82.3%
  • Argentina – 74.3%
  • Venezuela – 72.0%
  • Uruguay – 68.3%
  • Brazil – 67.5
  • Paraguay – 65.0%
  • Colombia – 62.3%
  • Ecuador – 57.3%
  • Peru – 52.5%
  • Suriname – 48.9%
  • Bolivia – 43.8%
  • Guyana – 37.3%

Which country has the highest literacy rate? Percent of population able to read and write?

  • Argentina – 99.1%
  • Uruguay – 98.6%
  • Venezuela – 97.1%
  • Chile – 96.9%
  • Suriname – 95.6%
  • Colombia – 94.7%
  • Paraguay – 94.7%
  • Ecuador – 94.4%
  • Peru – 94.1%
  • Brazil – 92.6%
  • Bolivia – 92.5%
  • Guyana – 88.5%

Which country has the highest population density? How many people are there per square mile? Close to each other or lots of breathing space?

  • Ecuador – 156
  • Colombia – 121
  • Venezuela – 94
  • Brazil – 65
  • Peru – 64
  • Chile – 63
  • Uruguay – 50
  • Paraguay – 46
  • Argentina – 43
  • Bolivia- 27
  • Guyana – 10
  • Suriname – 10

Which country has had the most confirmed DEATHS from COVID19 in 2020 to date?

  • Brazil – 126,960
  • Peru – 29,976
  • Colombia – 21,615
  • Chile – 11,682
  • Argentina – 10,179
  • Bolivia – NA
  • Ecuador – NA
  • Guyana – NA
  • Paraguay – NA
  • Suriname – NA
  • Uruguay – NA
  • Venezuela – NA

Which country has had the most confirmed CASES of COVID19 reported in 2020 to date?

  • Brazil – 4,147,794
  • Peru – 691,575
  • Colombia – 671,848
  • Argentina – 488,007
  • Chile – 425,541
  • Bolivia – NA
  • Ecuador – NA
  • Guyana – NA
  • Paraguay – NA
  • Suriname – NA
  • Uruguay – NA
  • Venezuela – NA

Resources: World Almanac and Book of Facts 2020 and World Health Organization