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

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.

Geography of South America

Geography of South America

Geography by political division

Geography of countries

Geography of dependencies and other territories

Geographical features of South America

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

Regions of South America

Directional regions

• Eastern South America: Federative Republic of Brazil
• Northern South America (the part of South America located in the Northern Hemisphere)
  • North-eastern South America: The Guianas
  • North-western South America: Caribbean South America
• Southern South America: Southern Cone
• Western South America: Andean States

Natural regions

Political divisions of South America

Countries of South America

List of South American countries

Dependencies and other territories

Regions by country

Demography of South America

Demographics 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

Politics by political division

Politics of countries

Politics of dependencies and other territories

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

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 country

History of dependencies and other territories

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

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

Culture in South America, by country

Culture of countries

Culture of dependencies and other territories

Architecture of South America

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

The Arts in South America

Cuisine of South America

Cuisine of South America

Languages of South America

Languages of South America

Languages of South America, by country

Languages of dependencies and other territories

Media of South America

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

Prostistution in South America

Prostitution in South America

Racism in South America

Racism in South America

• Racism in Argentina
• Racism in Brazil

Religion in South America

Religion in South America

Sport in South America

Sport in South America

Sport in South America, by country

Sport in dependencies and other territories

Economy and infrastructure of South America

Education in South America

South America lists

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

See also

• Outline of North America
• List of Caribbean-related topics
• List of Central America-related topics
• Lists of country-related topics
  • Index of Argentina-related articles
  • List of Bolivia-related topics
  • List of Chile-related topics
  • List of Falkland Islands-related topics
  • Index of French Guiana-related articles

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of South America

News

• (in Spanish) Infolatam. Information and analysis of Latin America
• (in English) The Council on Hemispheric Affairs An independent source of Latin American news and opinion

Sports

• (in Spanish and Portuguese) CONMEBOL -- Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (The South American Football Confederation)

South America also has Rugby, Auto Racing, Golf, and Kayaking.

Music

• (in French) Information about South American Music. Also MP3 & video.
• Diana Mercado from Barranquilla, Colombia Objetivo Fama 5

Tourism

Articles

• "The failure of Latin America": an article by David Gallagher in the TLS, February 29, 2008