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Brazil

Federative Republic of Brazil · República Federativa do Brasil

Capital
Brasília
Population
212.8 million 2025
Area
8,515,767 km²
Neighbours
10
Locator map of BrazilBRAZILBrasíliaARGENTINAPERUBOLIVIACOLOMBIAVENEZUELAPARAGUAYGUYANAURUGUAYSouthAtlantic OceanSouthPacific OceanNorthAtlantic Ocean01,000 km
Brazil hatched, Brasília marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 14.2°S 54.4°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Brazil lies in South America and shares land borders with Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, France, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Only two countries have more land neighbours. The border with France is on a part of France away from that country's main landmass. At 8,515,767 km², it is the 5th-largest country on Earth by area.

Its population was 212.8 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 7th-largest of 194. Density is 25 people per km². The urban share of the population was 88.2% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$10,713 in current US dollars: 81st of 191 worldwide, 20th of 35 in the Americas. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 76.0 years.

Its main landmass has land on both sides of the equator, in the Western Hemisphere. From 33.7°S to 5.3°N, it spans about 4,336 km north to south. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Brasília lies in the Philippine Sea, about 810 km from the nearest land, the Philippines.

How it compares Americas: 35 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAmericas
Population212,812,4052025, World Bank7th of 1942nd of 35
Area8,515,767 km²world-countries5th of 1953rd of 35
GDPUS$2.28 trillion2025, World Bank, current US$11th of 1913rd of 35
GDP per capitaUS$10,7132025, World Bank, current US$81st of 19120th of 35
Population density25 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries160th of 19427th of 35
Life expectancy76.0 years2024, World Bank78th of 19414th of 35
Urban population88.2%2025, World Bank25th of 1945th of 35
Forest area58.5% of land2024, World Bank31st of 1947th of 35
Population growth+0.38% a year2025, World Bank141st of 19424th of 35
Internet users84.5%2024, World Bank81st of 18811th of 35
Fertility rate1.61 births per woman2024, World Bank125th of 19421st of 35
Land neighbours10world-countries; among the 1953rd of 1951st of 35
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaUnited States, Australia and China

Closest in populationNigeria, Pakistan and Bangladesh

Neighbours 10 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Paraguay1,463 km
    Brasília to Asunción, capital to capital
  • Bolivia1,874 km
    Brasília to Sucre, capital to capital
  • Uruguay2,275 km
    Brasília to Montevideo, capital to capital
  • Argentina2,340 km
    Brasília to Buenos Aires, capital to capital
  • Suriname2,533 km
    Brasília to Paramaribo, capital to capital
  • Guyana2,753 km
    Brasília to Georgetown, capital to capital
  • Peru3,169 km
    Brasília to Lima, capital to capital
  • Venezuela3,594 km
    Brasília to Caracas, capital to capital
  • Colombia3,664 km
    Brasília to Bogotá, capital to capital
  • France8,725 km
    Brasília to Paris, capital to capital; the border is with an outlying part of France

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern, Southern and Western
Capital
Brasília
15.78°S 47.92°W
Northernmost latitude
5.26°N
Southernmost latitude
33.74°S
Westernmost longitude
74.00°W
Easternmost longitude
34.81°W
North to south
about 4,336 km
Antipode of Brasília
15.78°N 132.08°E
in the Philippine Sea, about 810 km from the nearest land (Philippines)