Saturday, January 8, 2011

Brazil


Brazil officially the Federative Republic of Brazil[7][8] (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of over 7,491 kilometers (4,655 mi) It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas department of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos form part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. It has borders with all other South American countries apart from Ecuador and Chile.
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