Total Area: 8,514,215 square kilometers
Land Area: 8,456,510 square kilometers Water Area: 55,455 square kilometers Size Comparative to US: The US has a total area of 9.834 million square kilometers so it is only about 1.16 times larger than Brazil which makes the two very similar in size Bordering Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, and the French Guiana Total Distance of Land Boundaries: 16,885 kilometers Total Distance of Coastline: 7,491 kilometers Climate Description: The north has a tropical climate whereas the south has a cool, temperate climate Terrain Description: The coast has many mountainous regions, the center has many plateaus, and the rest of the country involves large sedimentary basins that have tropical forests Point of Lowest Elevation: Atlantic Ocean which sits exactly at 0 m Point of Highest Elevation: Pico de Neblina which sits 2,995 meters above sea level |