Localisation: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Coordonnées géographiques: 10° 0' S, 55° 0' W
Côte: 7,491 km km
Climat: mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Relief: mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
Sommets: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Pico da Neblina 3,014 m
Risques naturels: recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
Monnaie: real (BRL)
Population: 188,078,227 (July 2006 est.)
Langues: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Capitale: Brasilia
Découpage administratif: 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