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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than the US
Area > Land	8,456,510 sq km		[6th of 238]
Area > Total	8,511,965 sq km		[11th of 250]
Capital city with population	Brasilia - 1,800,000
Climate mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Forested Land	64.3%		[14th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	10 00 S, 55 00 W
Land boundaries > Border countries Argentina 1,261 km, Bolivia 3,423 km, Colombia 1,644 km, French Guiana 730 km, Guyana 1,606 km, Paraguay 1,365 km, Peru 2,995 km, Suriname 593 km, Uruguay 1,068 km, Venezuela 2,200 km
Land use > Arable land	6.93%		[134th of 258]
Largest city	Sao Paulo
Largest city population	16,533,000		[3rd of 174]
Largest city with population São Paulo - (est. 10,000,000)
Location Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Map references South America
Natural hazards recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
Natural resources bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
Population density	20.32 people per sqkm		[183rd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	22.04 people/m²		[160th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	8,514,880 km²		[5th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Pico da Neblina

Interesting facts on Brazilian Geography

• Brazil takes up 47.8% of South America.

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