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Brazil

Location

Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean

Area

Total: 8,515,770 sq km

Land: 8,358,140 sq km

Water: 157,630 sq km

Climate

Mostly tropical, but temperate in the south

Terrain

Mostly flat to rolling lowlands in the north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt

Elevation

Highest point: Pico da Neblina 2,994 m

Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Population

213,445,417 (July 2021 est.)

Ethnic Groups

White 47.7%, Mulatto (mixed White and Black) 43.1%, Black 7.6%, Asian 1.1%, Indigenous 0.4% (2010 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2% (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%, Universal Kingdom of God 1.0%, other Protestant 11.5%), other Christian 0.7%, Spiritist 2.2%, other 1.4%, none 8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)