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Geography of Brazil - Area and land boundaries | | Geography of Brazil - Area and land boundaries: Encyclopedia II - Geography of Brazil - Area and land boundaries | | Area:
total: 8,514,215 km² (3,287,357 sq. mi)
land: 8,456,510 km² (3,265,076 sq. mi)
water: 55,455 km² (21,411 sq. mi)
note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de São Pedro e São Paulo.
Special Note: About 60% of the Amazon Rainforest is part of Brazil.
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than the US
Land boundaries:
total: 15,735 km (9777 mi)
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| | | Geography of Brazil: Encyclopedia II - Geography of Brazil - Area and land boundaries
Geography of Brazil - Area and land boundaries
Area:
total: 8,514,215 km² (3,287,357 sq. mi)
land: 8,456,510 km² (3,265,076 sq. mi)
water: 55,455 km² (21,411 sq. mi)
note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de São Pedro e São Paulo.
Special Note: About 60% of the Amazon Rainforest is part of Brazil.
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than the US
Land boundaries:
total: 15,735 km (9777 mi)
border countries: Argentina 1,263 km (785 mi), Bolivia 3,126 km (1942 mi), Colombia 1,644 km (1022 mi), French Guiana 655 km (407 mi), Guyana 1,298 km (807 mi), Paraguay 1,339 km (832 mi), Peru 2,995 km (1861 mi), Suriname 593 km (368 mi), Uruguay 1,003 km (623 mi), Venezuela 1,819 km ( 1130 mi)
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles (44 km)
continental shelf: 200 nautical miles (370 km)
exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles (370 km)
territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (22 km)
Vegetation: Cerrado, Atlantic Forest
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pico da Neblina 2,994 m (9,823 ft)
Land use:
arable land: 5%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures: 22%
forests and woodland: 58%
other: 14% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 28,000 km² (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
Geography - note: largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
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