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South America Continent Countries & Capitals, Currency with Code
| Sr. No. |
Name |
Capital |
Currency (Code) |
Official language |
| 1. |
Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
Peso(ARS) |
Spanish |
| 2. |
Bolivia |
Sucre (official) |
Boliviano (BOB) |
Spanish
Quechua
Aymara |
| 3. |
Brazil |
BrasĂlia |
Real(BRL) |
Portuguese |
| 4. |
Chile |
Santiago |
Peso(CLP) |
Spanish |
| 5. |
Colombia |
Bogotá |
Peso(COP) |
Spanish |
| 6. |
Ecuador |
Quito |
United States dollar(USD) |
Spanish |
| 7. |
Falkland Islands |
Stanley |
Falklands pound(FKP) |
English |
| 8. |
French Guiana |
Cayenne |
Euro(Eur) |
French |
| 9. |
Guyana |
Georgetown |
Guyanese dollar(GYD) |
English |
| 10. |
Paraguay |
AsunciĂłn |
GuaranĂ(PYG) |
Spanish
GuaranĂ |
| 11. |
Peru |
Lima |
Nuevo sol(PEN) |
Spanish |
| 12. |
Suriname |
Paramaribo |
Surinamese dollar(SRD) |
Dutch |
| 13. |
Uruguay |
Montevideo |
Uruguayan peso(UYU) |
Spanish |
| 14. |
Venezuela |
Caracas |
BolĂvar fuerte (VEF) |
Spanish |