FACTOID # 8: Brazil takes up 47.8% of South America.
 
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South America > Brazil > Geography

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

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

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

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