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    Introduction


    Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil has overcome more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of the country to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of the interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, Brazil is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader. Highly unequal income distribution remains a pressing problem.


    Location


    Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean


    Geographic coordinates


    10 00 S, 55 00 W


    Area


    total: 8,511,965 sq km land: 8,456,510 sq km note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo water: 55,455 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than the US


    Land boundaries


    total: 14,691 km border countries: Argentina 1,224 km, Bolivia 3,400 km, Colombia 1,643 km, French Guiana 673 km, Guyana 1,119 km, Paraguay 1,290 km, Peru 1,560 km, Suriname 597 km, Uruguay 985 km, Venezuela 2,200 km


    Coastline


    7,491 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to edge of the continental margin contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    Climate


    mostly tropical, but temperate in south


    Terrain


    mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Pico da Neblina 3,014 m


    Natural resources


    bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber


    Land use


    arable land: 6.3% permanent crops: 1.42% other: 92.28% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    26,560 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south


    Environment - current issues


    deforestation in Amazon Basin destroys the habitat and endangers a multitude of plant and animal species indigenous to the area; there is a lucrative illegal wildlife trade; air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and several other large cities; land degradation and water pollution caused by improper mining activities; wetland degradation; severe oil spills


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador


    Population


    184,101,109


    Capital


    Brasilia


    Phone Code


    +55


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