Outline of Brazil

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Brazil – largest country in both South America and Latin America. With a geographical area of 8.5 million km2, Brazil is also the largest country in the Southern Hemisphere and the world's fifth-largest country. With over 206 million people, Brazil is the seventh-most-populous country in the world. [1] [2] It is the largest Lusophone country in the world, and the only one in the Americas. [2]

General reference

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An enlargeable basic map of Brazil

Geography of Brazil

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An enlargeable topographic map of Brazil

Geography of Brazil

Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 3,423 km
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2,995 km
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2,200 km
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1,644 km
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1,606 km
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 1,365 km
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1,261 km
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1,068 km
Flag of France.svg  French Guiana 730 km
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 593 km
  • Coastline: 7,491 km

Environment of Brazil

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An enlargeable satellite image of Brazil

Environment of Brazil

Natural geographic features of Brazil

Regions of Brazil

Regions of Brazil

Statistical regions

Socio-geographic divisions

Ecoregions of Brazil

List of ecoregions in Brazil

Administrative divisions of Brazil

Administrative divisions of Brazil

States of Brazil

States of Brazil

Flag State Abbreviation Capital Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Population (2014) Density (per km2, 2014) Density (per sq mi, 2014) GDP (billion R$ and % total, 2012) GDP per capita (R$, 2012) HDI [3] (2021) Literacy (2014) Infant mortality (2014) Life expectancy (years, 2014)
Bandeira do Acre.svg Acre AC Rio Branco 152,581.458,912790,1014.47139.629 (0.2%)12,6900.71094%1.6%75.4
Bandeira de Alagoas.svg Alagoas AL Maceió 27,767.710,7213,321,730112.330929.545 (0.7%)9,3330.68490%1.7%73.5
Bandeira do Amapa.svg Amapá AP Macapá 142,814.655,151750,9124.691310.420 (0.2%)14,9140.68899%1.6%75.4
Bandeira do Amazonas.svg Amazonas AM Manaus 1,570,745.7606,4703,873,7432.23664.120 (1.7%)17,8550.70096%1.9%73.7
Bandeira da Bahia.svg Bahia BA Salvador 564,692.7218,03015,126,37124.8269167.727 (3.8%)11,8320.69191%2.0%74.3
Bandeira do Ceara.svg Ceará CE Fortaleza 148,825.657,4628,842,79156.815390.132 (2.0%)10,4730.73493%1.65%74.9
Bandeira do Distrito Federal (Brasil).svg Distrito Federal DF Brasília 5,822.12,249.92,852,372444.661,268171.236 (3.9%)64,6530.81498.8%0.65%79.8
Bandeira do Espirito Santo.svg Espírito Santo ES Vitória 46,077.517,7913,885,04976.25218107.329 (2.2%)29,9960.77199%0.48%80.1
Flag of Goias.svg Goiás GO Goiânia 340,086.7131,3106,523,22217.6549123.926 (2.4%)20,1340.73797%0.9%75.9
Bandeira do Maranhao.svg Maranhão MA São Luís 331,983.3128,1806,850,88419.815358.920 (1.2%)8,7600.67690%1.9%72.5
Bandeira de Mato Grosso.svg Mato Grosso MT Cuiabá 903,357.9348,7903,224,3573.36980.830 (1.5%)25,9450.73694%1.3%74.6
Bandeira de Mato Grosso do Sul.svg Mato Grosso do Sul MS Campo Grande 357,125.0137,8902,619,6576.861954.471 (1.0%)21,7440.74297%0.7%76.1
Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg Minas Gerais MG Belo Horizonte 586,528.3226,46020,734,09733.4191403.551 (9.2%)20,3240.77498.6%0.61%78.7
Bandeira do Para.svg Pará PA Belém 1,247,689.5481,7408,073,9246.071691.009 (1.9%)11,6780.69094%1.6%74.2
Bandeira da Paraiba.svg Paraíba PB João Pessoa 56,439.821,7923,943,88566.7018038.731 (0.8%)10,1510.69892%1.7%74.1
Bandeira do Parana.svg Paraná PR Curitiba 199,314.976,95611,081,69252.40143255.927 (5.8%)24,1940.76998%0.7%77.8
Bandeira de Pernambuco.svg Pernambuco PE Recife 98,311.637,9589,277,72789.62244117.340 (2.3%)13,1380.71992%1.9%74.8
Bandeira do Piaui.svg Piauí PI Teresina 251,529.297,7263,194,17812.43225.721 (0.5%)8,1370.69090%1.8%72.7
Bandeira do estado do Rio de Janeiro.svg Rio de Janeiro RJ Rio de Janeiro 43,696.116,87116,461,173365.23975504.221 (11.5%)31,0640.76299%1.3%77.1
Bandeira do Rio Grande do Norte.svg Rio Grande do Norte RN Natal 52,796.820,3853,408,51059.9916739.544 (0.9%)12,2490.72895.1%1.38%76.7
Bandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg Rio Grande do Sul RS Porto Alegre 281,748.5108,78011,207,27437.96103277.658 (6.3%)25,7790.77199%0.4%79.3
Bandeira de Rondonia.svg Rondônia RO Porto Velho 237,576.291,7291,748,5316.581929.362 (0.6%)13,0750.70094.6%1.85%73.7
Bandeira de Roraima.svg Roraima RR Boa Vista 224,299.086,602496,9362.0157.314 (0.2%)15,5570.69994.5%1.51%73.5
Bandeira de Santa Catarina.svg Santa Catarina SC Florianópolis 95,346.236,8136,727,14865.27182177.276 (4.0%)27,7710.79299%0.30%81
Bandeira do estado de Sao Paulo.svg São Paulo SP São Paulo 248,209.495,83444,035,304166.234591,408.904 (32.1%)33,6240.80699%0.45%79.8
Bandeira de Sergipe.svg Sergipe SE Aracaju 21,910.38,459.62,219,51494.3626227.823 (0.6%)13,1800.70293%1.8%73.0
Bandeira do Tocantins.svg Tocantins TO Palmas 277,620.9107,1901,496,8804.981319.530 (0.4%)13,7750.73194%1.7%74.5
Municipalities of Brazil

Municipalities of Brazil

Demography of Brazil

Demographics of Brazil For demographics data, see chart presented under "States of Brazil", above.

Government and politics of Brazil

Politics of Brazil

Branches of government

Government of Brazil

Executive branch of the government of Brazil

Legislative branch of the government of Brazil

Judicial branch of the government of Brazil

Court system of Brazil

State-level judiciary
Federal-level judicial branch

Federal courts of Brazil

Superior courts
Second instance Courts
First instance courts

Foreign relations of Brazil

Foreign relations of Brazil

International organization membership

The Federative Republic of Brazil is a member of: [4]

Law and order in Brazil

Law of Brazil

Military of Brazil

Military of Brazil

Local government in Brazil

Local government in Brazil

History of Brazil

Culture of Brazil

Culture of Brazil

Art in Brazil

Sports in Brazil

Sports in Brazil

Economy and infrastructure of Brazil

Economy of Brazil

Education in Brazil

Education in Brazil

Health in Brazil

Health in Brazil

See also

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References

  1. ↑ IBGE. 2011 Population Projection
  2. 1 2 "Geography of Brazil". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  3. ↑ "Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil. Pnud Brasil, Ipea e FJP, 2022". www.atlasbrasil.org.br. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  4. ↑ "Brazil". The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

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