Map of South America
South America runs from Colombia and Venezuela in the north to Chile and Argentina at Cape Horn. This page lists 14 countries and territories in South America with their capitals, and the largest cities on mapof.net. The map shows the capitals.
Countries in South America
| Country | Capital | Area (km²) | City maps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | 2,766,890 | 146 |
| Bolivia | Sucre | 1,098,580 | 22 |
| Brazil | Brasília | 8,511,965 | 911 |
| Chile | Santiago | 756,950 | 66 |
| Colombia | Bogotá | 1,138,910 | 149 |
| Ecuador | Quito | 283,560 | 36 |
| Falkland Islands | Stanley | 12,173 | 1 |
| French Guiana | Cayenne | 91,000 | 5 |
| Guyana | Georgetown | 214,970 | 5 |
| Paraguay | Asunción | 406,750 | 21 |
| Peru | Lima | 1,285,220 | 67 |
| Suriname | Paramaribo | 163,270 | 5 |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | 176,220 | 14 |
| Venezuela | Caracas | 912,050 | 150 |
Largest cities in South America
| # | City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | Brazil | 12,400,232 |
| 2 | Lima | Peru | 7,737,002 |
| 3 | Bogotá | Colombia | 7,674,366 |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 6,747,815 |
| 5 | Santiago | Chile | 4,837,295 |
| 6 | Caracas | Venezuela | 3,000,000 |
| 7 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2,891,082 |
| 8 | Quito | Ecuador | 2,781,641 |
| 9 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 2,723,665 |
| 10 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 2,721,564 |
| 11 | Salvador | Brazil | 2,711,840 |
| 12 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 2,400,000 |
| 13 | Cali | Colombia | 2,392,877 |
| 14 | Manaus | Brazil | 2,219,580 |
| 15 | Brasília | Brazil | 2,207,718 |
| 16 | Córdoba | Argentina | 2,106,734 |
| 17 | La Paz | Bolivia | 2,004,652 |
| 18 | Medellín | Colombia | 1,999,979 |
| 19 | Curitiba | Brazil | 1,948,626 |
| 20 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,831,434 |
| 21 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 1,752,602 |
| 22 | Recife | Brazil | 1,653,461 |
| 23 | Valencia | Venezuela | 1,619,470 |
| 24 | Goiânia | Brazil | 1,536,097 |
| 25 | Belém | Brazil | 1,499,641 |
| 26 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,488,252 |
| 27 | Asunción | Paraguay | 1,482,200 |
| 28 | Guarulhos | Brazil | 1,345,364 |
| 29 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 1,270,737 |
| 30 | Barquisimeto | Venezuela | 1,240,714 |
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.