South America is part of the Latin America region, located south of the Isthmus of Panama and occupying the entire South American mainland nearby islands. In the north, the mainland is washed by the waters of the Caribbean Sea, in the east - the Atlantic Ocean, in the south - the Strait of Magellan, in the west - the Pacific Ocean. The countries of South America differ significantly from each other in the size of the territory, population, natural resource and economic potentials. The largest country in South America is Brazil. It accounts for almost half of the area of ​ ​ the South American mainland. The volume contains information about the geographical location, nature, history, population and economy of the countries of South America.