South America

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South America is the southern part of the continent, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with about a quarter in the Northern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean. North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest.
South America has an area of 17,780,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi), or almost 3.5% of the Earth's surface. As of 2005, its population was estimated at more than 371,090,000. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).
=== Places, projects and networks ===
=== Resources ===
*UNEP, Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlas of our changing environment 
=== Related topics ===
*Guidelines for including Projects 
*Sustainability networks, general article, including action ideas, within the Ideas Bank
*:category:Education 
*Students & sustainability
*Elders and sustainability
*Faith groups and sustainability
* Diary international
*Sustainable Community Action:Content in Spanish
*Sustainable Community Action:Content in Portuguese
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