South America contains twelve countries in total. These include Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile. South America is the fourth largest continent, with around 423 million people living there.

Suriname, the smallest country in South America, has Dutch as its official langauge. This is due to its past as a colony of the Netherlands until 1975, when the country gained independence.

An curved arrow pointing right. Although we are now smart enough to know that the sea horizon is not the edge of the world, it is difficult to name exactly which countries lie beyond. This ...

The opening up of South America is creating new expectations for Europe, which France is well placed to meet. We have traditionally enjoyed a good relationship with countries in the region, ...