 
 <prompt> South America na one continent wey dey for di western hemisphere, mostly for di southern hemisphere, with small part for di northern hemisphere. E fit also be seen as subcontinent of di Americas, wey na di model wey dem dey use for nations wey dey speak Romance languages. Di reference to South America instead of other regions (like Latin America or di Southern Cone) don increase for di last decades sake of changing geopolitical dynamics (especially di rise of Brazil).

E dey bordered for di west by di Pacific Ocean and for di north and east by di Atlantic Ocean; North America and di Caribbean Sea dey for di northwest. E include twelve sovereign states (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela), part of France (French Guiana), and non-sovereign area (di Falkland Islands, wey be British Overseas Territory even though dis one dey disputed by Argentina). Apart from dis, di ABC islands of di Kingdom of di Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, and Panama fit also be seen as part of South America.

South America get area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi). Dem estimate say di population pass floor(/1e6) million. South America dey fourth for area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth for population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America). Brazil na di country wey get pass half of di population for South America, followed by Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela and Peru. For recent decades Brazil don also concentrate pass half of di region's GDP and don become di first regional power. <response>: ```1. western
2. southern
3. Pacific
4. Atlantic
5. North America
6. 17,840,000 square kilometers
7. Brazil
8. Yes.
9. 17
10. unknown``` 