- Namesake: Americo Vespucci, the Italian explorer
- Major Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English, Dutch, French, Italian, Arabic, and dozens of indigenous languages
- Population: 379,500,000 (2009 est)
It's the fifth most populous continent, after Asia, Africa, Europe and North America
- Population Density: 21.4 sq km (56.0 sq mi)
Top 10 Largest Cities: (see map)
(by metro population)
- Sao Paulo, Brazil: 18,505,100
- Buenos Aires, Argentina: 12,923,800
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 11,246,600
- Bogota, Colombia: 7,798,000
- Lima, Peru: 7,603,500
- Santiago, Chile: 5,636,800
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil: 4,413,800
- Salvador, Brazil: 3,173,500
- Fortaleza, Brazil: 2,976,200
- Cali, Colombia: 2,800.600
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Largest Countries:
(by population - 2008 est)
- Brazil: 193,891,867
- Colombia: 45,656,990
- Argentina: 40,085,130
- Peru: 29,368,000
- Venezuela: 29,132,000
- Chile: 17,295,000
- Ecuador: 14,228,000
- Bolivia: 9,182,000
- Paraguay: 6,158,000
- Uruguay: 3,463,000
- Guyana: 751,000
- Suriname: 499,000
