Capitals of South America
Learn the capitals of South America’s 12 countries. Check each country–city pair and capital role, then try a round without the labels.
About this selection12 places included
12 UN member states in the South America set. Capital questions specify the role to answer.
How this set is defined
Country quizzes use the 193 UN member states. The Holy See and the State of Palestine are non-member observer states and are not included. Each member appears in one regional set: Russia and Cyprus are in Europe; Türkiye, the Caucasus states and Kazakhstan are in Asia. North America includes Central America and the Caribbean. These groupings define the quiz, not a position on statehood or disputed borders.
Not included
- The Holy See (UN non-member observer State)
- The State of Palestine (UN non-member observer State)
- Other non-member entities
- Dependent territories as separate answers
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Learn the twelve country–capital pairs in a few small groups. Use the country map to give each city name a location to attach to.
Check the role in the prompt where a country has more than one capital role. The question asks for a particular city, not any familiar capital.
After reviewing missed answers, start a new round to see which pairs you can recall without the list.
Places and answers
Use the names and alternatives listed below. Capital questions accept the city for the role named in the prompt. Historical names and unlisted abbreviations are not accepted automatically.
| Place | Capital role | Accepted names | Place notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Buenos Aires — capital | Buenos Aires | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Bolivia | Sucre — constitutional capital La Paz — seat of government | Sucre / La Paz | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Brazil | Brasilia — capital | Brasilia | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Chile | Santiago — capital | Santiago | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Colombia | Bogota — capital | Bogota | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Ecuador | Quito — capital | Quito | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Guyana | Georgetown — capital | Georgetown | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Paraguay | Asuncion — capital | Asuncion | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Peru | Lima — capital | Lima | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Suriname | Paramaribo — capital | Paramaribo | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Uruguay | Montevideo — capital | Montevideo | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Venezuela | Caracas — capital | Caracas | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
Sources and map notes
equirectangular; regional standard parallel; US inset transforms when stated. Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim.
- United Nations current Member States
- Natural Earth vector data
- GeoNames country information
- UN non-member observer States
- Bolivia: Constitution, Article 6
- Bolivia: Ministry of the Presidency
Last scope review: 2026-10-21
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