South America
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South America
Countries 14
People Groups 888
Land Area 6,881,000 mi2
Population
- Total 393,000,000
- Density 58 people/mi2
- Growth 1.13% per year
- Median Age 27.9 yrs
- Annual Births 6,680,000
- Annual Deaths 2,320,000
* Statistics by Wolfram|Alpha. "Christianity" is used in the statistical sense and includes Catholics, Protestants, and true Christians.
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South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. The South American nations that border the Caribbean Sea-including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, and French Guiana-are also known as Caribbean South America.
The word America was coined in 1507 by cartographers Martin Waldseemuller and Matthias Ringmann, after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the lands newly discovered by Europeans were not India, but a New World unknown to Europeans.
South America has an area of 6,881,000 square miles, or almost 3.5% of the Earth's surface. Its population has been estimated at 393 million people. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).
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Church Ministries 14,233
Christian Schools 982
Military Bases 603
Missionaries/Boards 435
Deaf Churches 97
Ministerios Hispanos 82
Bible Colleges 64
Camp Ministries 51
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