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Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, larger than the contiguous 48 United States by about 40,000 square miles. It shares a border with every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador. More than 85% of the population is urban and German is the third most spoken language.
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, behind only Russia, Canada, China and the United States. If it weren’t for Alaska and Hawaii, even Brazil would be bigger than the United States. Brazil has an area larger than the contiguous 48 United States by about 40,000 square miles (about 100,000 square km). Even if you add Alaska and Hawaii, the United States beats Brazil in size by only about 400,000 square miles (about 1 million square km).
More facts about Brazil:
Brazil shares a border with every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador.
More than 85 percent of the Brazilian population is urban, and this is increasing every year.
After Portuguese and Spanish, the most spoken language in Brazil is German, followed by Italian and Japanese.
