Geography+Of+Brazil

Geography Of Brazil


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= Brazil is the largest of the Latin American countries and covers nearly half of South America. Brazil is the fifth larges country in the world. Most of Brazil's 198,739,269 citizens live on 10 percent of the land, in a 200-mile-wide zone bordering the Atlantic from Fortaleza to the Uruguayan border. Brazil shares a border with every country in South America except for Chile and Ecuador. Brazil has a mostly tropical climate but can be temperate in the southern end of the country. =

== = The source or start of the Amazon river is located in Brazil. Part of The Amazon rain forest also located in Brazil. The river and rain forest provides a multitude of plant and animals native only to the area. =



= = = = = = = = =The Lowest point in Brazil is the Atlantic ocean at O meters above sea level. The largest point is Pico da Neblina which is 2,994 meters above sea level. =



=Brazil has a large coastline of 7,491 km. The Atlantic ocean is the main body of water on its coast. =



=Brazil has many natural resources. The largest ones are bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydro-power, and timber. =