South American Countries & Capitals

Question 1

Brazil

Accepted Answer

Brasilia

Question 2

Argentina

Accepted Answer

Buenos Aires

Question 3

Colombia

Accepted Answer

Bogota

Question 4

Peru

Accepted Answer

Lima

Question 5

Venezuela

Accepted Answer

Caracas

Question 6

Chile

Accepted Answer

Santiago

Question 7

Ecuador

Accepted Answer

Quito

Question 8

Bolivia

Accepted Answer

Sucre (constitutional); La Paz (seat of government)

Question 9

Paraguay

Accepted Answer

Asuncion

Question 10

Uruguay

Accepted Answer

Montevideo

Question 11

Guyana

Accepted Answer

Georgetown

Question 12

Suriname

Accepted Answer

Paramaribo

Question 13

What is the largest country in South America?

Accepted Answer

Brazil — approximately 8.51 million km², the fifth largest country in the world

Question 14

What is the smallest country in South America?

Accepted Answer

Suriname — approximately 163,820 km²

Question 15

What is the most populated country in South America?

Accepted Answer

Brazil — over 210 million people

Question 16

What is the highest capital city in South America?

Accepted Answer

La Paz, Bolivia — approximately 3,640 meters (11,942 feet) above sea level

Question 17

What is the official language of Brazil?

Accepted Answer

Portuguese — Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking country in South America

Question 18

What is the predominant language in the rest of South America?

Accepted Answer

Spanish — spoken in 9 of the 12 sovereign nations

Question 19

What is the driest place in South America?

Accepted Answer

The Atacama Desert in Chile — one of the driest places on Earth

Question 20

What is the Amazon Rainforest?

Accepted Answer

The world's largest tropical rainforest, covering much of the Amazon basin across nine countries, primarily Brazil

Question 21

What are the Galapagos Islands?

Accepted Answer

An archipelago belonging to Ecuador, famous for unique wildlife that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution

Question 22

What is Patagonia?

Accepted Answer

A sparsely populated region at the southern end of South America, shared by Argentina and Chile

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