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Brazil

البرازيل

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Key facts

Official name
Federative Republic of Brazil
Name in Arabic
البرازيل
Capital
Brasília
Region
Americas
Subregion
South America
Official languages
Portuguese
Currency
Brazilian Real · R$ · BRL
Area
8,515,767 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

About Brazil

Brazil is a country in South America, one of the 35 countries of the Americas on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Federative Republic of Brazil. In Arabic, the name is written البرازيل, and the capital برازيليا. Its geographic centre lies in the Southern and Western hemispheres.

The capital of Brazil is Brasília. Brasília lies at about 16° south and 48° west. The official language of Brazil is Portuguese. Its currency is the Brazilian Real, with the symbol ⁨R$⁩ and the international code BRL.

Brazil covers about 8,515,767 square kilometres, which puts it 5th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 9 countries: Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Guyana, Uruguay, and Suriname. The largest of these neighbours by area is Argentina. Other countries in South America include Chile and Ecuador. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Americas quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Brazil with the other countries of the same region.

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Ten rounds on the countries of the Americas, Brazil included.

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