Countries of South America Return to Countries of the World Click here to return to Research menu Return to Home Page Author: Robert W. Penry @ 2021SOUTH AMERICAN CONTINENT CountriesLocationStatusNotesArgentina SouthIndependent 1810SpanishBolivia CentralIndependent 1809SpanishBrazil EastIndependent 1822PortugeseChile SouthwestIndependent 1810SpanishColombia NorthwestIndependent 1810SpanishEcuador NorthwestIndependent 1820SpanishFrench Guiana NortheastDepartment of FranceFrenchGuyana NortheastIndependent 1966English-British CommonwealthPanama – WikipediaStradles Central and South AmericaIndependent in 1903SpanishParaguay CentralIndependent 1811SpanishPeru WestIndependent 1811SpanishSuriname NortheastIndependent 1975DutchUruguay SoutheastIndependent 1825SpanishVenezuela NorthIndependent 1810Spanish