| Location: | Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean |
| Population: | 203,429,773 (July 2011 est.) note: Brazil conducted a census in August 2000, which reported a population of 169,872,855; that figure was about 3.8% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, and is close to the implied underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census |
| Capital: | name: Brasilia geographic coordinates: 15 47 S, 47 55 W time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins third Sunday in October; ends last Sunday in February note: Brazil is divided into three time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands |
| GDP per capita: | $10,800 (2010 est.) $10,200 (2009 est.) $10,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars |