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South AmericaSouth America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.South AmericaSouth America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern 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 was named in 1580 after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World unknown to Europeans. South America is a world region which has a population of 379,919,602 people. It is comprised of 12 generally recognized political countries representing a combined geographic land area of 16,437,732 square kilometres. In the past week 77 people, 1 companies and 13 organizations from South America were significantly discussed in news sources from around the world. The following represents the most talked about people, places, organizations and topics from South America over the last seven days. PeopleThe most talked about people from South America this week are Michelle Bachelet, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.View top 50 »CompaniesThe most talked about companies from South America this week are Codelco, Master Top Airlines and Klabin.View top 50 »OrganizationsThe most talked about organizations from South America this week are Chilean government, Chile's government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.View top 50 »b:750.0096
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