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South America > Brazil > Geography

BRAZILIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > A note
includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo
Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than the US
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than the US
Area > Land 8,456,510 sq km [6th of 236]
    (per capita) 46.616 sq km per 1,000 people ... [43rd of 201]
Area > Note
includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo
Area > Total 8,511,965 sq km [11th of 248]
    (per capita) 48.959 sq km per 1,000 people ... [46th of 193]
Area > Water 55,455 sq km [12th of 237]
    (per capita) 291.852 sq km per 1 million peo [68th of 225]
Capital city with population Brasilia - 1,800,000
capitals and largest cities > Countries > Cities larger than the capital
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador
Climate
mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Coastline 7,491 km [22nd of 249]
    (per capita) 39.424 km per 1 million people [154th of 230]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Pico da Neblina 3,014 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Forested Land 64.3% [14th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 10 00 S, 55 00 W
Geography > Note
largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; CIA World Factbook; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; Wikipedia: List of capitals and largest cities by country ; FAO

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Republica Federativa do Brasil, Brasil

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