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Brazil Geography - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/brazil/brazil_geography.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Geographic coordinates 10 00 S, 55 00 W Map references South America Area
Area - comparative slightly smaller than the US Land boundaries
Coastline 7,491 km Maritime claims
Climate mostly tropical, but temperate in south Terrain mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt Elevation extremes
Natural resources bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber Land use
Irrigated land 26,560 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south Environment - current issues deforestation in Amazon Basin destroys the habitat and endangers a multitude of plant and animal species indigenous to the area; there is a lucrative illegal wildlife trade; air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and several other large cities; land degradation and water pollution caused by improper mining activities; wetland degradation; severe oil spills Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
NOTE: The information regarding Brazil on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Brazil Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Brazil Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |