🌍 Geography
Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
8,515,770 km²
Land Area
8,358,140 km²
Water Area
157,630 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
16,145 km
Coastline
7,491 km
Bordering Countries
Argentina (1,263 km)
Bolivia (3,403 km)
Colombia (1,790 km)
French Guiana (649 km)
Guyana (1,308 km)
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
Climate: mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Elevation
Highest Point
Pico da Neblina: 2,994m
Lowest Point
Atlantic Ocean: 0m
Mean Elevation
320m
Major Rivers
- Amazon river mouth (shared with Peru [s]): 6,400 km
- Río de la Plata/Paraná river source (shared with Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay [m]): 4,880 km
- Tocantins: 3,650 km
- São Francisco: 3,180 km
- Paraguay river source (shared with Argentina and Paraguay [m]): 2,549 km
- Rio Negro river mouth (shared with Colombia [s] and Venezuela): 2,250 km
- Uruguay river source (shared with Argentina and Uruguay [m]): 1,610 km
Natural Resources
alumina, bauxite, beryllium, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, niobium, phosphates, platinum, tantalum, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
220,051,512
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
0.61%
Urbanization
87.8%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
35.1 years
Life Expectancy
76.3 years
Birth Rate
13.2 per 1,000
Death Rate
7 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- o Paulo,: 13,728,000 people
- LIA (capital),: 4,264,000 people
Languages
- Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools)
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- English
- and many minor Amerindian languages
Education
Literacy Rate: 94.8% (Male: 94.5%, Female: 95.1%)
💼 Economy
<p>upper-middle-income, largest Latin American economy; Mercosur, BRICS, G20 member and OECD accession candidate; growth driven by strong domestic consumption; monetary tightening helping curb inflation rate; high inequality in income and access to health and education</p>
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
N/A
GDP (Official Rate)
N/A
GDP per Capita (PPP)
N/A
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
null%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
null%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
5.6%
Industry
21.3%
Services
59.3%
Major Industries
textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
federal presidential republic
Suffrage
voluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age
Executive Branch
Chief of State: President Luiz Inácio LULA da Silva (since 1 January 2023)
Head of Government: President Luiz Inácio LULA da Silva (since 1 January 2023)
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Independence Day, 7 September (1822)
📈 Social Indicators
Hospital Beds
2.5 per 1,000
🌐 International Relations
International Memberships
AfDB (nonregional member)
BIS
BRICS
CAN (associate)
CD
CELAC
CPLP
FAO
FATF
G-15
G-20
G-24
G-5
G-77
IADB
IAEA
IBRD
ICAO
ICC (national committees)
ICCt
ICRM
IDA
IFAD
IFC
IFRCS
IHO
ILO
IMF
IMO
IMSO
Interpol
IOC
IOM
IPU
ISO
ITSO
ITU
ITUC (NGOs)
LAES
LAIA
LAS (observer)
Mercosur
MIGA
MINURSO
MINUSTAH
MONUSCO
NAM (observer)
NSG
OAS
OECD (enhanced engagement)
OPANAL
OPCW
Paris Club (associate)
PCA
PROSUR
SICA (observer)
UN
UNASUR
UNCTAD
UNESCO