FACTS

Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean

Area (only Total) total: 8,511,965 sq km

Climate: mostly tropical, but temperate in south

Terrain: mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt

Population: 191,908,598

Main Language (only first): Portuguese

Government type: federal republic

Capital (Name): Brasilia

Capital (Time Difference): UTC+3

Independence: 7 September 1822 (from Portugal)

National holiday: Independence Day, 7 September (1822)