South America.At home in VENEZUELA Venezuela (vĕnəzwā`lə, Span. vānāswā`lä), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, republic (2005 est. pop. 25,375,000), 352,143 sq mi (912,050 sq km), N South America. or addressing the U.N. in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , President Hugo HUGO - A bytecode-interpreted transaction handler from Geac. Chavez continues to rail against the U.S., attempting to stoke stoke n. A unit of kinematic viscosity equal to that of a fluid with a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per milliliter. stoke anti-American an·ti-A·mer·i·can adj. Opposed or hostile to the government, official policies, or people of the United States. an feeling in the rest of Latin Lat·in n. 1. a. The Indo-European language of the ancient Latins and Romans and the most important cultural language of western Europe until the end of the 17th century. b. American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of . Chavez has been using oil revenue--Venezuela is the world's 10th-largest producer--to support socialist regimes in CUBA and BOLIVIA Bolivia (bōlĭv`ēə, Span. bōlē`vyä), officially Republic of Bolivia, republic (2005 est. pop. 8,858,000), 424,162 sq mi (1,098,581 sq km), W South America. . Continued encroachment An illegal intrusion in a highway or navigable river, with or without obstruction. An encroachment upon a street or highway is a fixture, such as a wall or fence, which illegally intrudes into or invades the highway or encloses a portion of it, diminishing its width or area, but upon the Amazon Amazon, in Greek mythology Amazon (ăm`əzŏn), in Greek mythology, one of a tribe of warlike women who lived in Asia Minor. , the world's largest rain forest, has environmental implications not only for BRAZIL Brazil (brəzĭl`), Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. but the entire world. With a population of 187 million. Brazil is one of the world's most populous pop·u·lous adj. Containing many people or inhabitants; having a large population. [Middle English, from Latin popul democracies. It occupies almost all half of South America' land masses and its economy is the largest on the continent continent, largest unit of landmasses on the earth. The continents include Eurasia (conventionally regarded as two continents, Europe and Asia), Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica. .
SOUTH AMERICA
URBAN
AREA (SQ MI) POP. %
POP. RISE
COUNTRY POPULATION %/YEAR CAPITAL
ARGENTINA 1,073,514 89 BUENOS
39,000,000 1.1 AIRES
BOLIVIA 424,162 63 LA PAZ
9,100,000 2.2 & SUCRE
BRAZIL 3,300,154 81 BRASILIA
186,800,000 1.4
CHILE 292,135 87 SANTIAGO
16,400,000 1.0
COLOMBIA 439,734 75 BOGOTA
46,800,000 1.5
ECUADOR 109,483 61 QUITO
13,300,000 2.1
GUYANA 83,000 36 GEORGETOWN
700,000 1.3
PARAGUAY 157,046 57 ASUNCION
6,300,000 1.7
PERU 496,224 73 LIMA
28,400,000 1.3
SURINAME 63,039 74 PARAMARIBO
500,000 1.4
URUGUAY 68,498 93 MONTEVIDEO
3,300,000 0.5
VENEZUELA 352,143 88 CARACAS
27,000,000 1.7
COUNTRY MAJOR LANGUAGES
ARGENTINA Spanish
English
Italian
German & French
BOLIVIA Spanish
Quechua
Aymara
BRAZIL Portuguese
Amerindian dialects
CHILE Spanish
COLOMBIA Spanish
ECUADOR Spanish
Amerindian dialects
GUYANA English
Amerindian dialects
PARAGUAY Spanish
Guarani
PERU Spanish
Quechua
Aymara
SURINAME Dutch, English,
Sranang, Tongo,
Hindustani & Javanese
URUGUAY Spanish
Portunol
Brazilero
VENEZUELA Spanish
Amerindian dialects
POLITICAL SYSTEM &
COUNTRY HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
ARGENTINA Presidential-Legislative democracy
President NESTOR KIRCHNER
BOLIVIA Presidential-legislative democracy
President EVO MORALES
BRAZIL Presidential-legislative democracy
President LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA
CHILE Presidential-legislative democracy
President MICHELLE BACHELET
COLOMBIA Presidential-legislative democracy
President ALVARO URIBE VELEZ
ECUADOR Presidential-legislative democracy
President ALFREDO PALACIO
GUYANA Parliamentary democracy
President BHARRAT JAGDEO
PARAGUAY Presidential-legislative democracy
President NICANOR DUARTE FRUTOS
PERU Presidential-legislative democracy
President ALAN GARCIA
SURINAME Parliamentary democracy
President RONALD VENETIAAN
URUGUAY Presidential-legislative democracy
President TABARE VA2QUE
VENEZUELA Presidential-Legislative democracy
President HUGO CHAVEZ
DATE LITERACY PER CAPITA
OF ORIGIN RATE (%) GDP
% POP. LIFE
COUNTRY UNDER 15 EXPECTANCY HDI
ARGENTINA 1816 97/97 $13,100
27 71/78 0.863
BOLIVIA 1825 93/82 $2,900
39 62/66 0.687
BRAZIL 1822 86/87 $8,400
28 68/76 0.792
CHILE 1810 96/96 $11,300
25 75/81 0.854
COLOMBIA 1810 92/93 $7,900
31 69/75 0.785
ECUADOR 1822 94/91 $4,300
33 71/77 0.759
GUYANA 1966 99/99 $4,600
36 72/80 0.720
PARAGUAY 1811 95/93 $4,900
32 69/73 0.755
PERU 1821 94/82 $5,900
31 67/72 0.762
SURINAME 1975 92/84 $4,100
31 66/73 0.755
URUGUAY 1825 98/98 $9,600
24 71/79 0.840
VENEZUELA 1811 94/93 $6,100
31 70/76 0.772
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