| Name: | Brazil (Federal Republic of Brazil) |
| Local name (Portuguese): | Brasil (República Federativa do Brasil) |
| Bordering countries: | French Guyana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 8 512 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 182 033 ths. |
| Capital: | Brasilia (Brasília) |
| Official language: | Portuguese |
| Administrative divisions: | 26 states, 1 federal district |