| BRAZILIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than the US |
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Capital city with population
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Brasilia - 1,800,000 |
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Forested Land
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64.3% |
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[14th of 193]
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Largest city
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Sao Paulo |
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Largest city population
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16,533,000 |
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[3rd of 174]
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Largest city with population
São Paulo - (est. 10,000,000) |
Map references
South America |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[11th of 82]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or to edge of the continental margin |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[18th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[32nd of 190]
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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 |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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05°15'N |
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Population density
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20.32 people per sqkm |
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[183rd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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22.04 people/m²
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[160th of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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52.27 people/km² of arable lan |
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[174th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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8,514,880 km²
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[5th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Pico da Neblina |
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Terrain
mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt |
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