{"id":17658,"date":"2020-09-06T12:30:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T16:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=17658"},"modified":"2024-11-19T13:39:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T18:39:10","slug":"know-your-neighbors-south-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=17658","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Neighbors – South America"},"content":{"rendered":"

September 6, 2020, Linda Lou Burton posting from Little Rock, Arkansas <\/em>\u2013 Do you know your geography? There are twelve countries in South America \u2013 I keep up with them by memorizing them alphabetically.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Countries in South America<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Argentina<\/li>\n
  2. Bolivia<\/li>\n
  3. Brazil<\/li>\n
  4. Chile<\/li>\n
  5. Colombia<\/li>\n
  6. Ecuador<\/li>\n
  7. Guyana<\/li>\n
  8. Paraguay<\/li>\n
  9. Peru<\/li>\n
  10. Suriname<\/li>\n
  11. Uruguay<\/li>\n
  12. Venezuela<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Where do the most people live?<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • Brazil \u2013 210,301,591<\/li>\n
    • Colombia \u2013 48,631,464<\/li>\n
    • Argentina \u2013 45,089,492<\/li>\n
    • Venezuela \u2013 32,068,672<\/li>\n
    • Peru \u2013 31,624,207<\/li>\n
    • Chile \u2013 18,057,855<\/li>\n
    • Ecuador \u2013 16,703,254<\/li>\n
    • Bolivia \u2013 11,473,676<\/li>\n
    • Paraguay \u2013 7,108,524<\/li>\n
    • Uruguay \u2013 3,378,471<\/li>\n
    • Guyana \u2013 744,845<\/li>\n
    • Suriname \u2013 603,823<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      If you had to walk across it, which county would take the longest? Which is largest in square miles?<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      • Brazil \u2013 3,287,957<\/li>\n
      • Argentina \u2013 1,073,518<\/li>\n
      • Peru \u2013 496,225<\/li>\n
      • Colombia \u2013 439,736<\/li>\n
      • Bolivia \u2013 424,164<\/li>\n
      • Venezuela \u2013 352,144<\/li>\n
      • Chile \u2013 291,933<\/li>\n
      • Paraguay \u2013 153,399<\/li>\n
      • Ecuador \u2013 109,484<\/li>\n
      • Guyana \u2013 83,000<\/li>\n
      • Uruguay \u2013 68,037<\/li>\n
      • Suriname \u2013 63,251<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Which country has the highest percentage of internet users? Most technologically inclined?<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        • Chile \u2013 82.3%<\/li>\n
        • Argentina \u2013 74.3%<\/li>\n
        • Venezuela \u2013 72.0%<\/li>\n
        • Uruguay \u2013 68.3%<\/li>\n
        • Brazil \u2013 67.5<\/li>\n
        • Paraguay \u2013 65.0%<\/li>\n
        • Colombia \u2013 62.3%<\/li>\n
        • Ecuador \u2013 57.3%<\/li>\n
        • Peru \u2013 52.5%<\/li>\n
        • Suriname \u2013 48.9%<\/li>\n
        • Bolivia \u2013 43.8%<\/li>\n
        • Guyana \u2013 37.3%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Which country has the highest literacy rate? Percent of population able to read and write?<\/p>\n

            \n
          • Argentina \u2013 99.1%<\/li>\n
          • Uruguay \u2013 98.6%<\/li>\n
          • Venezuela \u2013 97.1%<\/li>\n
          • Chile \u2013 96.9%<\/li>\n
          • Suriname \u2013 95.6%<\/li>\n
          • Colombia \u2013 94.7%<\/li>\n
          • Paraguay \u2013 94.7%<\/li>\n
          • Ecuador \u2013 94.4%<\/li>\n
          • Peru \u2013 94.1%<\/li>\n
          • Brazil \u2013 92.6%<\/li>\n
          • Bolivia \u2013 92.5%<\/li>\n
          • Guyana \u2013 88.5%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Which country has the highest population density? How many people are there per square mile? Close to each other or lots of breathing space?<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            • Ecuador – 156<\/li>\n
            • Colombia – 121<\/li>\n
            • Venezuela – 94<\/li>\n
            • Brazil – 65<\/li>\n
            • Peru – 64<\/li>\n
            • Chile – 63<\/li>\n
            • Uruguay – 50<\/li>\n
            • Paraguay – 46<\/li>\n
            • Argentina \u2013 43<\/li>\n
            • Bolivia- 27<\/li>\n
            • Guyana – 10<\/li>\n
            • Suriname – 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Which country has had the most confirmed DEATHS from COVID19 in 2020 to date?<\/strong><\/p>\n

                \n
              • Brazil \u2013 126,960<\/li>\n
              • Peru \u2013 29,976<\/li>\n
              • Colombia \u2013 21,615<\/li>\n
              • Chile \u2013 11,682<\/li>\n
              • Argentina \u2013 10,179<\/li>\n
              • Bolivia – NA<\/li>\n
              • Ecuador – NA<\/li>\n
              • Guyana – NA<\/li>\n
              • Paraguay – NA<\/li>\n
              • Suriname – NA<\/li>\n
              • Uruguay – NA<\/li>\n
              • Venezuela – NA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Which country has had the most confirmed CASES of COVID19 reported in 2020 to date?<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                • Brazil \u2013 4,147,794<\/li>\n
                • Peru \u2013 691,575<\/li>\n
                • Colombia \u2013 671,848<\/li>\n
                • Argentina \u2013 488,007<\/li>\n
                • Chile \u2013 425,541<\/li>\n
                • Bolivia – NA<\/li>\n
                • Ecuador – NA<\/li>\n
                • Guyana – NA<\/li>\n
                • Paraguay – NA<\/li>\n
                • Suriname – NA<\/li>\n
                • Uruguay – NA<\/li>\n
                • Venezuela – NA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Resources: World Almanac and Book of Facts 2020<\/em> and World Health Organization<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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