Brazil - Introduction

Brazil (officially: Federative Republic of Brazil) is a country in Americas, precisely in South America, with a population of about 218.2 Millions inhabitants today (2024-12-16). The capital city of Federative Republic of Brazil is Brasília, and the official country TLD code is .br. Brazil has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as BR, BRA, BRA, 076 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Brazil , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Brazil
Official Federative Republic of Brazil
Common (Native) Brazil
Official (Native) Federative Republic of Brazil
Alternative spellings BR, Brasil, Federative Republic of Brazil, República Federativa do Brasil
Translations ⬇️
Languages
por Portuguese
Geography
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Brazil is located in South America and has a total land area of 8515767 km². It is bounded by Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela and the capital city is Brasília

Region/Continent South America
Subregion South America
TimeZone UTC-05:00UTC-04:00UTC-03:00UTC-02:00
Capital city Brasília
Area 8515767 km²
Population 2024-12-16 218.2 Millions
Bordered Countreies Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Demonym
eng Male: Brazilian / Female: Brazilian
fra Male: Brésilien / Female: Brésilienne
Lat/Lng -10, -55
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Brazil

The flag of Brazil has a green field with a large yellow rhombus in the center. Within the rhombus is a dark blue globe with twenty-seven small five-pointed white stars depicting a starry sky and a thin white convex horizontal band inscribed with the national motto 'Ordem e Progresso' across its center.

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Currency
Name Brazilian real
Code BRL
Symbol R$
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 BR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 BRA
ISO 3166-1 numeric 076
International calling code +55
FIFA 3 Letter Code BRA
All Important Facts about Brazil

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Brazil is found in South America