Brazil Geography Stats
Author: Edsel.G
Brazil is the largest country in South America, and the fifth largest in the world. Because of its size, at least 50% of the total land area of the entire continent is essentially a part of Brazil. Technically, the country is 8,456,510 km2, excluding territories extending to the sea.
Having such a huge area has a lot of advantages. For instance, a large part of the country, those within the equator, experiences hot climate most of the year, but the regions at the lower half of the country experience milder and cooler temperatures.
The world’s mightiest river also lies in the country. Of course, the river extends to many countries, but most of it is in the vast geography of the country. Along with the river is the great Amazon rainforest. The Brazilian government is very keen on protecting its rich and diverse flora and fauna and is even very active in global efforts to preserve nature.
The country is rich in natural and mineral resources. The name Brazil is, as a matter of fact, originally derived from the Ameridian term Brasil, which is a name of a type of hardwood bountiful in the area. This type of wood was so popular it was exported to many parts of the world through Portugal. Today, the cutting and sale of the said wood is illegal. Minerals like gold, bauxite, iron ore, uranium, and manganese exist in significant quantities in the country, and they have contributed largely to the economic growth of Brazil.
Definitions
- Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
- Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
- Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
- Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
- Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year: Average precipitation in depth (mm per year). Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
- Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year: Average rainfall is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
- Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
- Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
- Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
- Land area > Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
- Land area > Square miles: Country land area.
- Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
- Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
- Surface area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
- Terrain: A brief description of the topography
SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Food and Agriculture Organization; Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; World Development Indicators database
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Did you know
- Brazil takes up 47.8% of South America.
- Do you like forests? You’ll be right at home at Russia. But if cold weather’s not your thing, you can try Brazil, too.
Brazil Geography Profiles (Subcategories)
| Area 13 | Land boundaries 4 |
| Environment 3 | Land use 3 |
| Freshwater withdrawal 6 | Maritime claims 6 |
| Land area 3 | Surface area 3 |
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Brazil is the largest country in South America, and the fifth largest in the world. Because of its size, at least 50% of the total land area of the entire continent is essentially a part of Brazil. Technically, the country is 8,456,510 km2, excluding territories extending to the sea.
Having such a huge area has a lot of advantages. For instance, a large part of the country, those within the equator, experiences hot climate most of the year, but the regions at the lower half of the country experience milder and cooler temperatures.
The world’s mightiest river also lies in the country. Of course, the river extends to many countries, but most of it is in the vast geography of the country. Along with the river is the great Amazon rainforest. The Brazilian government is very keen on protecting its rich and diverse flora and fauna and is even very active in global efforts to preserve nature.
The country is rich in natural and mineral resources. The name Brazil is, as a matter of fact, originally derived from the Ameridian term Brasil, which is a name of a type of hardwood bountiful in the area. This type of wood was so popular it was exported to many parts of the world through Portugal. Today, the cutting and sale of the said wood is illegal. Minerals like gold, bauxite, iron ore, uranium, and manganese exist in significant quantities in the country, and they have contributed largely to the economic growth of Brazil.
Posted on 06 Apr 2014
Edsel.G
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