Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil
Also known as: Brasil, República Federativa do Brasil

Capital:
Brasilia Total Area: 8,515,767 km² (3,287,956 mi²) (
5th)
Approximate population: 211,998,573 (
7th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Languages:
Portuguese Religions: 50%
Catholicism, 31%
Protestantism, 11%
no religion, 3%
Spiritism, 2%
Afro-Brazilian faiths, 3%
other - (2019 est.)
Ethnic groups:
45.3% Pardo, 43.5%
White, 10.2%
Black, 0.6%
Indigenous, 0.4%
East Asian - (2022 est.)
Currency:
Real (R$) (
BRL)
Time zone:
UTC−02:00 to −05:00 (
BT)
Calling code: (
+55)
Organizations: United Nations
Border countries:
Argentina 1,263 km (785 mi),
Bolivia 3,403 km (2,115 mi),
Colombia 1,790 km (1,110 mi), French Guiana 649 km (403 mi),
Guyana 1,308 km (813 mi),
Paraguay 1,371 km (852 mi),
Peru 2,659 km (1,652 mi),
Suriname 515 km (320 mi),
Uruguay 1,050 km (650 mi),
Venezuela 2,137 km (1,328 mi).
Coastline: 7,491 km (4,655 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
Administrative divisions: 26 states (estados, singular – estado) and 1 federal district (distrito federal):
Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins.
Natural resources: bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, clay, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, and timber.
Note: Largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.