Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Geographic coordinates: 10° 0' S, 55° 0' W
Coastline km: 7,491 km km
Climate: mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Terrain: mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
Elevation: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Pico da Neblina 3,014 m
Natural hazards: recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
Currency: real (BRL)
Population: 188,078,227 (July 2006 est.)
Languages: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Capital: Brasilia
Divisions: 26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins