Outline of South America
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South America:
South America – southern continent of the two Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly (about 3/4) in the Southern Hemisphere. It lies between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The continent is culturally, ethnically and racially diverse, home to indigenous peoples and to descendants of settlers from Europe, Africa and Asia. Due to its history of colonialism most South Americans speak Spanish or Portuguese, and its societies and states are commonly modeled after Western traditions.
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Contents
- 1 Geography of South America
- 2 Politics of South America
- 2.1 Politics by political division
- 2.2 Governments of South America
- 3 History of South America
- 4 Culture of South America
- 4.1 Culture in South America, by country
- 4.2 Architecture of South America
- 4.3 The Arts in South America
- 4.4 Cuisine of South America
- 4.5 Languages of South America
- 4.6 Media of South America
- 4.7 Prostistution in South America
- 4.8 Racism in South America
- 4.9 Religion in South America
- 4.10 Sport in South America
- 5 Economy and infrastructure of South America
- 6 Education in South America
- 7 South America lists
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 External links
Geography of South America
Geography by region
Geography of countries
Geography of dependencies and other territories
Regions of South America
Political divisions of South America
Countries of South America
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Dependencies and other territories
Directional regions
Natural regions
- Altiplano
- Amazon Basin
- Amazonia
- Andes
- Atacama Desert
- Brazilian Highlands
- Caribbean South America
- Gran Chaco
- Guianas
- Llanos
- Pampas
- Pantanal
- Patagonia
Regions, by country
Geographic features of South America
- Natural regions of South America
- List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas
- List of islands of South America
- List of rivers of South America
Demography of South America
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Demographics by political division
Demographics of countries
Demographics of dependencies and other territories
Politics of South America
Politics by political division
Politics of countries
Politics of dependencies and other territories
Elections by political division
Elections in countries
Elections in dependencies and other territories
Human rights by political division
Human rights in countries
Human rights in dependencies and other territories
Law by political division
Law of countries
Law of dependencies and other territories
Law enforcement by political division
Law enforcement in countries
Law enforcement in dependencies and other territories
Governments of South America
History of South America
History of South America, by period
History of South America, by region
History of South America, by country
History of dependencies and other territories
History of South America, by subject
- Military history of South America
- Slavery in South America
Culture of South America
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- Coats of arms of South America
- Flags of South America
- Religion in South America
- World Heritage Sites
Culture in South America, by country
Culture of countries
Culture of dependencies and other territories
Architecture of South America
The Arts in South America
Cuisine of South America
Languages of South America
Languages of South America, by country
Languages of dependencies and other territories
Media of South America
- Media of Argentina
- Media of Bolivia
- Media of Colombia
- Media of Paraguay
- Media of Peru
- Media of Venezuela
Prostistution in South America
Racism in South America
Religion in South America
Sport in South America
Sport in South America, by country
Sport in dependencies and other territories
Economy and infrastructure of South America
Education in South America
South America lists
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- List of newspapers in South America
- List of radio stations in South America
- List of television stations in South America
See also
- Outline of North America
- List of Caribbean-related topics
- List of Central America-related topics
- Lists of country-related topics
References
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of South America
- News
- (Spanish) Infolatam. Information and analysis of Latin America
- (English) The Council on Hemispheric Affairs An independent source of Latin American news and opinion
- Sports
- (Spanish) / (Portuguese) CONMEBOL -- Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (The South American Football Confederation)
South America also has Rugby, Auto Racing, Golf, and Kayaking.
- Music
- (French) Information about South American Music. Also MP3 & video.
- Diana Mercado from Barranquilla, Colombia Objetivo Fama 5
- Tourism
- Articles
- "The failure of Latin America": an article by David Gallagher in the TLS, February 29, 2008
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