Brazil
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Brazil
Official name: | Federative Republic of Brazil |
Capital: | Brasilia |
Area: | total: 8,511,965 sq km land: 8,456,510 sq km note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo water: 55,455 sq km |
Climate: | mostly tropical, but temperate in south |
Location: | Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean |
Geographic coordinates: | 10 00 S, 55 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than the US |
Land boundaries: | total: 14,691 km border countries: Argentina 1,224 km, Bolivia 3,400 km, Colombia 1,643 km, French Guiana 673 km, Guyana 1,119 km, Paraguay 1,290 km, Peru 1,560 km, Suriname 597 km, Uruguay 985 km, Venezuela 2,200 km |
Coastline: | 7,491 km |
Terrain: | mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Pico da Neblina 3,014 m |
Map of Brazil