South America contains at least five countries and these countries contain people who speak at least Spanish or Portuguese.
It includes twelve sovereign states -LRB- Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Chile , Colombia , Ecuador , Guyana , Paraguay , Peru , Suriname , Uruguay , and Venezuela -RRB- , a part of France -LRB- French Guiana -RRB- , and a non-sovereign area -LRB- the Falkland Islands , a British Overseas Territory though this is disputed by Argentina -RRB- .	French	French language	Argentina	Argentina	Bolivia	Bolivia	Brazil	Brazil	Chile	Chile	Colombia	Colombia	Ecuador	Ecuador	Guyana	Guyana	Paraguay	Paraguay	Peru	Peru	Suriname	Suriname	Uruguay	Uruguay	Venezuela	Venezuela	part	Regions of France	France	France	French Guiana	French Guiana	Falkland Islands	Falkland Islands	British Overseas Territory	British Overseas Territory	disputed	Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute	area	area
As the world 's fifth-largest country by both area and population , it is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas .	Portuguese	Portuguese language	area	list of countries and outlying territories by total area	population	list of countries by population	official language	List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language	Americas	Americas
With a mainland area of 2780400 km2 , Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world , the second largest in Latin America , and the largest Spanish-speaking one .	Spanish	Spanish language	eighth-largest country	List of countries and outlying territories by total area	Latin America	Latin America	Spanish-speaking	Hispanophone
Spanish is the official and predominant language , although 36 indigenous languages also have official status , of which the most commonly spoken are Guarani , Aymara and Quechua languages .	Spanish	Spanish language	Aymara	Aymara language	Quechua	Quechua language	Guarani	Guarani dialects	Quechua languages	Quechuan languages
The main spoken language is Spanish , although a significant number of Peruvians speak Quechua or other native languages .	Spanish	Peruvian Spanish	Quechua	Quechua languages	native languages	Indigenous languages of the Americas
Spanish is the official language and is spoken by a majority of the population , though 13 Amerindian languages are also recognized , including Quichua and Shuar .	Spanish	Spanish language	Shuar	Shuar language	Amerindian	Indigenous people of Ecuador	Quichua	Quichua language
