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Brazil
Federative Republic of Brazil
Brazil is a country in South America. Its capital city is Brasília. About 209.5 million people live there, in an area of 8 515 767 square kilometres.
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Where is Brazil?
Brazil lies in South America, on the continent of Americas.
It sits in the southern half of the world, roughly 1 113 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 7 491 km long.
It shares a border with 10 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
How big is Brazil?
Brazil covers 8 515 767 square kilometres.
That is about 8.5 times the size of Egypt.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 5th largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 24.6 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Brazil?
About 209.5 million people live in Brazil.
That is the 6th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Portuguese.
They pay with the Brazilian real (R$).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 63 years.
The land of Brazil
The land in Brazil sits on average 320 metres above sea level.
Its coast runs for about 7 491 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 375 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Brazil different?
A dish the country is known for: Feijoada.
Websites from here often end in .br.
Brazil and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 28 live in Brazil.
It takes up about 6.4 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Americas it is the 3rd largest of 35 countries, and the 2nd most populated.
That is emptier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Brazil and its neighbours
Brazil is about 3.1 times the size of Argentina, its largest neighbour.
More people live in Brazil than in Argentina — 209.5 million against 44.5 million.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, 7 live wild in Brazil: Jaguar, Brown-throated sloth, Nine-banded armadillo, Toco toucan, Scarlet macaw and Green iguana and more. The longest river is the Amazon, running 6 400 km from source to mouth. And one of the wonders of the world stands here: Christ the Redeemer.
Jaguar
Brown-throated sloth
Nine-banded armadillo
Toco toucan
Scarlet macaw
Green iguana
Goliath birdeater
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Where this country lands in the record lists
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Brazil?
The capital of Brazil is Brasília. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Brazil?
About 209.5 million people live in Brazil, which makes it the 6th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Brazil?
Brazil borders Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela — 10 neighbours in total.
How big is Brazil?
Brazil covers 8 515 767 square kilometres, making it the 5th largest country in the world. That is about 8.5 times the size of Egypt.
Which continent is Brazil in?
Brazil is in Americas, in the part called South America.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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