<P> South of about Santa Catarina, the highlands fade out to low plains in Uruguay . </P> <P> East of the Andes in Argentina, there are a number of rugged, generally dry "islands", the highest of which is the Sierra de Cordoba near the city of that name . Argentine Patagonia is a Paleozoic plateau now heavily dissected by rivers flowing from the Andes . </P> <P> The largest country in South America by far, in both area and population, is Brazil . Regions in South America include the Andean States, the Guianas, the Southern Cone, and Eastern South America . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name of territory, with flag </Th> <Th> Area (km2) </Th> <Th> Population (July 2009 est .) </Th> <Th> Population density (per km2) </Th> <Th> Capital </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 2,766,890 </Td> <Td> 40,913,584 </Td> <Td> 14.8 </Td> <Td> Buenos Aires </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> 1,098,580 </Td> <Td> 9,775,246 </Td> <Td> 8.9 </Td> <Td> La Paz, Sucre </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 8,511,965 </Td> <Td> 198,739,269 </Td> <Td> 23.3 </Td> <Td> Brasília </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 756,950 </Td> <Td> 16,601,707 </Td> <Td> 21.9 </Td> <Td> Santiago </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 1,138,910 </Td> <Td> 45,644,023 </Td> <Td> 40.1 </Td> <Td> Bogotá </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> 283,560 </Td> <Td> 14,573,101 </Td> <Td> 51.4 </Td> <Td> Quito </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Falkland Islands (UK) </Td> <Td> 12,173 </Td> <Td> 3,140 </Td> <Td> 0.26 </Td> <Td> Stanley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> French Guiana (France) </Td> <Td> 83,534 </Td> <Td> 221,500 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> Cayenne </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> 214,970 </Td> <Td> 772,298 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> Georgetown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> 406,750 </Td> <Td> 6,995,655 </Td> <Td> 17.2 </Td> <Td> Asunción </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 1,285,220 </Td> <Td> 29,546,963 </Td> <Td> 23.0 </Td> <Td> Lima </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (UK) </Td> <Td> 3,903 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> Grytviken </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Suriname </Td> <Td> 163,270 </Td> <Td> 481,267 </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> <Td> Paramaribo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 176,220 </Td> <Td> 3,494,382 </Td> <Td> 19.8 </Td> <Td> Montevideo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 912,050 </Td> <Td> 26,814,843 </Td> <Td> 29.4 </Td> <Td> Caracas </Td> </Tr> </Table>

The largest areas of tropical savanna occur in south america particularly in venezuela