South America.

South America is one of two continents located entirely within the Western Hemisphere, the other being North America. Most of South America lies south of the equator in the Southern Hemisphere. The continent’s triangular land mass covers nearly 6.9 million square miles, making South America the fourth-largest continent by geographic territory. According to www.worldpopulationstatistics.com, South America is home to approximately 386 million people, making it the fifth-most populous continent. In nine countries in South America, Spanish is the primary language: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Brazil, the largest and most populous nation on the continent, is the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world, while Suriname and Guyana are officially Dutch- and English-speaking societies, respectively. South America is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast and east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.