How many people live in the Southern Cone?

135,707,204

Southern Cone
Area	5,712,034 km2 (2,205,429 sq mi)
Population	135,707,204 (July 2010 est.)
Density	27.45/km2 (71.1/sq mi)
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What is the second smallest country in South America?

Uruguay
Uruguay, country located on the southeastern coast of South America. The second smallest country on the continent, Uruguay has long been overshadowed politically and economically by the adjacent republics of Brazil and Argentina, with both of which it has many cultural and historical similarities.

What is the smallest country in the Southern Cone?

Uruguay. Uruguay is located along the South Atlantic coast bordering Argentina and Brazil. The only South American country smaller in physical area is Suriname. French Guiana is also smaller than Uruguay but remains a department of France.

Which is the largest country considering area and population in Latin America?

Based on land area, Brazil is the largest country in Latin America by far, with a total area of over 8.5 million square kilometers. Argentina follows with almost 2.8 million square kilometers. Cuba, whose surface area extends over almost 111,000 square kilometers, is the Caribbean country with the largest territory.

What does the name Uruguay mean?

river of the painted birds
The name Uruguay comes from the Uruguay River which means ‘river of the painted birds’ in the Guarani language. The river starts in Brazil and ends in the Rio de la Plata Basin which forms the water border between Uruguay and Argentina.

What do Paraguayans speak?

Paraguayan Guaraní
Spanish
Paraguay/Official languages

Which Hispanic country has the largest area?

Brazil
Based on land area, Brazil is the largest country in Latin America by far, with a total area of over 8.5 million square kilometers….Largest countries in Latin America, by total area (in square kilometers)

Characteristic	Area in square kilometers
Brazil	8,515,770
Argentina	2,780,400
Mexico	1,964,375
Peru	1,285,216