NationMaster - Brazilian Geography statistics

Area > Comparative slightly smaller than the US
Area > Land	8,456,510 sq km	[6th of 238]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total	8,511,965 sq km	[11th of 250]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Capital city with population	Brasilia - 1,800,000
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Forested Land	64.3%	[14th of 193]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	10 00 S, 55 00 W
Source: FAO
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
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land	6.93%	[134th of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city	Sao Paulo
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city population	16,533,000	[3rd of 174]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Largest city with population São Paulo - (est. 10,000,000)
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Location Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Map references South America
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural hazards recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Natural resources bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density	20.32 people per sqkm	[183rd of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km	22.04 people/m²	[160th of 204]
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Surface area > sq. km	8,514,880 km²	[5th of 206]
Source: World Development Indicators database
tallest mountains > Mountain	Pico da Neblina
Source: World Development Indicators database