Demographics
The combined population of all 5 member states was estimated at 275.5 million as of 2011. The most populous country of Mercosur is, by far, Brazil (195 million). The remaining member states' populations are Argentina (41 million), Venezuela (30 million), Paraguay (6.5 million), and Uruguay (3.4 million). The population density is of 33.7/km² (87/sq mi) in Venezuela, 23.1/km² (60/sq mi) in Brazil, 19.4/km² (50/sq mi) in Uruguay, 16.4/km² (42/sq mi) in Paraguay, and 14.9/km² (39/sq mi) in Argentina.
The region is highly urbanized, and the largest cities in Mercosur are the global cities Buenos Aires, Caracas, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The white population is the majority in Argentina and Uruguay and around half in Brazil, Venezuela's racial structure are almost half white and mestizo, while the mestizo and mulatto populations are a majority in Paraguay, respectively.
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