| South America
has an area of 17,840,000 km² (6,890,000 sq mi), or almost
3.5% of the Earth's surface. As of 2005, its population was
estimated at more than 371,000,000. South America ranks fourth
in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth
in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).
Further facts and figures are available from
http://www.arikah.com/
encyclopedia/South_America.
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