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Topographic map of Brazil. Brazil has one of the world's most extensive river systems, with eight major drainage basins, all of which drain into the Atlantic Ocean. [1] Two of these basins—the Amazon and Tocantins-Araguaia account for more than half the total drainage area. [1]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Brazil: . Brazil – largest country in both South America and Latin America.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.
Brazil is geopolitically divided into five regions (also called macroregions), by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, which are formed by the federative units of Brazil. Although officially recognized, the division is merely academic, considering geographic, social and economic factors, among others, and has no political ...
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.
Assis Brasil, Bolpebra, Iñapari: The tripoint of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. Triple Frontier: The tripoint of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. Brazilian Island: The tripoint of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. Due to a border dispute between Brazil and Uruguay over the river island, the exact position of the tripoint is in dispute.
This map is available from the United States Library of Congress's Geography & Map Division under the digital ID g5400.br000022 . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work.
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Since 1942, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics has divided Brazil into five geographic regions. [1] On 23 November 1970, the regions of Brazil were adjusted slightly to the definition that is still in use today. [2] North Region (Região Norte) Northeast Region (Região Nordeste) Central-West Region (Região Centro-Oeste)