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Below is a list of countries and dependencies in South America by area. [1] Brazil is the largest country in South America while Suriname is the smallest.. Panama is not regarded as a transcontinental country but the country is sometimes included in South America due to being part of Colombia prior to its secession in 1903.
A country's per capita water footprint (that nation's water footprint divided by its number of inhabitants) can be used to compare its water footprint with those of other nations. The global water footprint in the period 1996–2005 was 9.087 Gm 3 /yr (Billion Cubic Metres per year, or 9.087.000.000.000.000 liters/year), of which 74% was and ...
This is a list of freshwater ecoregions in Latin America and the Caribbean, as identified by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The WWF divides the Earth's land surface into ecoregions, defined as "large area[s] of land or water containing a distinct assemblage of natural communities and species". Ecoregions are grouped into complexes and ...
A country that consumes more than 1.73 gha per person has a resource demand that is not sustainable world-wide if every country were to exceed that consumption level simultaneously. Countries with a footprint below 1.73 gha per person might not be sustainable: the quality of the footprint may still lead to net long-term ecological destruction.
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.
Water in South America by country (18 C) A. Environment of Argentina (7 C, 6 P) B. Environment of Bolivia (10 C, 3 P) Environment of Brazil (17 C, 2 P) C.
Water in South America by country (18 C) * Water by dependent territory (17 C) A. Water in Abkhazia (3 C) Water in Afghanistan (12 C, 1 P) Water in Albania (9 C, 2 P)
South America: Jacuí: 2,327 723 449 82,618 Lagoa dos Patos: Primary river [109] [110] 151 South America: San Juan: 2,304 380 240 15,000 Pacific Ocean: Primary river [39] 152 South America: Apure: 2,300 1,038 645 121,400 Orinoco: Tributary river [10] 153 South America: Uatumã: 2,291 701 436 67,920 Amazon: Tributary river [111] 154 South ...