Southern Cone

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The Southern Cone is the southernmost region of South America, generally encompassing Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and sometimes parts of Paraguay and southern Brazil, known for its relatively high development, temperate climate, and strong European cultural influences.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
region of South America
borderedBy Andes
Atlantic Ocean
Gran Chaco
Pacific Ocean
Pampas
Patagonia
continent South America
culturalInfluenceFrom France
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom
dominantLanguage Portuguese
Spanish
dominantReligion Roman Catholicism
hasCharacteristic high human development indices
high urbanization rate
important wine-producing areas
relatively high level of economic development
significant agricultural production
strong European cultural influences
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
subtropical climate
temperate climate
hasEconomicBlocMembershipViaCountries MERCOSUR
hasMajorCity Asunción
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Porto Alegre
Santiago
hasPart Argentina
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay
southern Brazil
knownFor beef production
literate and educated population
relatively low tropical disease prevalence
soybean production
wine production
locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
partOf Latin America
Southern Latin America
timeZoneIncludes UTC−03:00
UTC−04:00


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