HISPANIC SOUTH-AMERICA* :
VITAL STATISTICS



Area (km2) ..........................................................8,835,130
Population estimate 1994 (millions) .....................................151
Natural increase (annual %) ............................................. 1.8
Population density (people per km2)* .................................... 17.6

Protected areas as % of country's land surface ..........................5.4
Total protected area (km2) .......................................... 473,130
Number of protected areas + ..............................................198


*Encompasses the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.


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