
Capital:
Brasilia Total Area: 8,515,767 km² (3,287,956 mi²)
Approximate population: 212,473,529
Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Languages:
Portuguese Religions:
Protestant,
Roman Catholic Currency:
Real (R$) (BRL)
Organizations: United Nations
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
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
Coastline: 7,491 km
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, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber.