EL Ghar country guide

    Capital: Buenos Aires
    Population: 42,192,494
    GDP: $596,000,000,000 (USD)
    Total Area:
    1,068,302 (sq miles)
    2,766,890 (sq kilometers)
    Currency: Argentine peso (ARS)

    Capital: La Paz (administrative
    capital)
    note: Sucre (constitutional capital)
    Population: 10,290,003
    GDP: $47,880,000,000 (USD)
    Total Area:
    424,164 (sq miles)
    1,098,580 (sq kilometers)
    Currency: boliviano (BOB)

Argentina Facts

Spanish is the official language of Argentina, however many people speak some English. German, French, and Italian are also widely spoken, as are several indigenous...

Bolivia Facts

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Lunch is generally the most important meal of the day. People take long lunch breaks and many try to eat at home with their families..

    Capital: Brasilia
    Population: 205,716,890
    GDP: $2,172,000,000,000 (USD)
    Total Area:
    3,286,488 (sq miles)
    8,511,965 (sq kilometers)
    Currency: real (BRL)

Brazil Facts

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Families are traditionally large and may include the extended family. The elderly who cannot care for themselves live with their children because it is improper..

    Capital: Santiago
    Population: 17,067,369
    GDP: $257,900,000,000 (USD)
    Total Area:
    292,260 (sq miles)
    756,950 (sq kilometers)
    Currency: Chilean peso (CLP)

Chile Facts

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Castellano, a Spanish dialect is the official language. English is taught in schools.

    Capital: Bogota
    Population: 45,239,079
    GDP: $435,400,000,000 (USD)
    Total Area:
    439,736 (sq miles)
    1,138,910 (sq kilometers)
    Currency: Colombian peso (COP)

Colombia Facts

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Most Colombians speak Spanish, which is the official language. Among eighty indigenous groups at least forty languages are spoken.

    Capital: Quito
    Population: 15,007,343
    GDP: $115,000,000,000 (USD)
    Total Area:
    109,483 (sq miles)
    283,560 (sq kilometers)
    Currency: US dollar (USD)

Ecuador Facts

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When a girl turns 15 there is a great celebration and the girl wears a pink dress. The father puts on the birthday girls first..

    Capital: Cayenne
    Population: 199,509
    GDP: $1,551,000,000 (USD)
    Total Area:
    35,135 (sq miles)
    91,000 (sq kilometers)
    Currency: euro (EUR)

French Guiana Facts

As a result of varied ethnic backgrounds there is a wide variety of foods especially Indian and Chinese. Seafood dishes with rice are popular.

    Capital: Georgetown
    Population: 748,486
    GDP: $5,379,000,000 (USD)
    Total Area:
    83,000 (sq miles)
    214,970 (sq kilometers)
    Currency: Guyanese dollar
    (GYD)

Guyana Facts

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Pepperpot is traditionally served during the Christmas holiday.
Breakfast usually consists of homemade bread with eggs, cheese, butter or a cooked vegetable and tea or coffee.

    Capital: Asuncion
    Population: 6,375,830
    GDP: $33,310,000,000 (USD)
    Total Area:
    157,047 (sq miles)
    406,750 (sq kilometers)
    Currency: guarani (PYG)

Paraguay Facts

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The Guarani are one of the indigenous groups which inhabited Paraguay before the arrival of Europeans. In August 2004 over four hundred and twenty people died..

    Capital: Lima
    Population: 29,907,003
    GDP: $275,700,000,000 (USD)
    Total Area:
    496,226 (sq miles)
    1,285,220 (sq kilometers)
    Currency: nuevo sol (PEN)

Peru Facts

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Although Western-style clothing is worn regularly in Lima, the capital, and other urban areas, rural campesinos (farmers) often wear traditional clothing related to their ethnic...

    Capital: Paramaribo
    Population: 486,618
    GDP: $4,711,000,000 (USD)
    Total Area:
    63,039 (sq miles)
    163,270 (sq kilometers)
    Currency: Surinamese Dollar
    (SRD)

Suriname Facts

Eighty percent of Suriname is covered with tropical rainforest.

    Capital: Montevideo
    Population: 3,510,386
    GDP: $47,990,000,000 (USD)
    Total Area:
    68,039 (sq miles)
    176,220 (sq kilometers)
    Currency: Uruguayan peso
    (UYU)

Uruguay Facts

... Birthday celebrations in Uruguay include the principal ritual of a birthday is the cake with candles and lights out, with the eternal song "Happy Birthday..

   Capital: Caracas
    Population: 27,223,228
    GDP: $345,200,000,000 (USD)
    Total Area:
    352,144 (sq miles)
    912,050 (sq kilometers)
    Currency: bolivar (VEB)