Brazil is
largest country in South America
and fifth largest country in the world, both by geographical area
and
by population
(8.5
million
km2 – 191 million inhabitants). It
is the only Portuguese-speaking
country
in Americas
and the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world.
The
Capital City of Brazil is Brasilia.
Bounded by the
Atlantic Ocean
on the east, Brazil has a coastline of over 7,491 km. It is
bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana,
Suriname
and the French
overseas department of French Guyana;
on the northwest by Colombia;
on the west by Bolivia and Peru;
on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay
and on the south by Uruguay.
Numerous archipelagos
form part of Brazilian territory.
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