Is georgia a country in south america. South georgia and the south sandwich islands sgssi is a british overseas territory in the southern atlantic ocean. For the sovereignty dispute involving the territory see south georgia and the south sandwich islands sovereignty dispute. The coat of arms features a shield with a golden lion rampant holding a torch.
These countries include suriname guyana venezuela and brazil. In total there are 12 independent countries and 3 dependent territories in south america. A significant number of indigenous languages are also spoken in south america.
The largest country by area and the most populated is brazil it occupies about 50 of the total mainland area and more than 52 of the population live on its territory. Georgia passport holders can visit 14 south american countries. Blue with the flag of the uk in the upper hoist side quadrant and the south georgia and south sandwich islands coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag.
Guyana is the only country in south america with english as the official language. The shield is supported by a fur seal on the left and a macaroni penguin on the right. See a visual map of visa requirements on the world map.