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Brazil, [b] officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, [c] is the largest and easternmost country in South America. It is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília.
Brazil borders all South American countries except Chile and Ecuador. It ranks 5th among the countries of the world in terms of area. The territory of Brazil is located on the ancient South American platform. Therefore, the relief consists of lowlands and flat mountains. In the north, a large area is occupied by the Amazonian lowland.
With a geographical area of 8.5 million km 2, 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]
The country is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese is an official language.
Transcontinental countries in Europe and Africa, classified as Southern European countries by the United Nations Statistics Division: Italy (Pantelleria and the Pelagie Islands), Malta, Portugal (Madeira [including the Savage Islands]), and Spain (Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla, Alboran Island, and Spain's plazas de soberanía).
City/Town Country/Territory Continent Notes Abidjan (former capital; still hosts some government offices) Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Africa: Abidjan is the largest city in Ivory Coast and is officially designated as the economic capital. Yamoussoukro (de jure) Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates: Asia: Abuja Nigeria: Africa
The borders of Brazil are the international borders that Brazil shares with neighbouring countries. Brazil has terrestrial boundaries with nine countries of South America, and with the French Department of Guiana. Brazil has borders with every country in South America with the exception of Chile and Ecuador, totalling 16,885 kilometres (10,492 ...
Réunion is an island territory located near the island country of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar (both nominally considered part of the African continent). [ 4 ] [ 19 ] The final territory is the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean , administratively a part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands .