Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Geographic coordinates: 10° 0' S, 55° 0' W Coastline: 7,491 km km Climate: mostly tropical, but temperate in south Terrain: mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt Elevation: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pico da Neblina 3,014 m Natural hazards: recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south Currency: real (BRL) Population: 188,078,227 (July 2006 est.) Languages: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French Capital: Brasilia Divisions: 26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins
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