Brazil: capital, population, area and flag
Brazil is a country in South America (South America). Its capital is Brasília. The population is about 213M (#7 of 193) and the area is about 8,510,420 km² (#5 of 193).
Key facts
- Capital
- Brasília
- Region
- South America / South America
- Population
- 212,812,405 (2025) #7 of 193
- Total area
- 8,510,420 km² (2024) #5 of 193
- Population density
- 25.4 people/km² (2024) #160 of 193
- GDP (total)
- $2.28T (2025) #11 of 189
- GDP per capita
- $10,713 (2025) #81 of 189
- Life expectancy
- 76.0 years (2024) #78 of 193
- Distance from Japan
- 17,678 km #4 of 192
- Largest city
- São Paulo
- Area compared with Japan
- about 23 times that of Japan
- Population compared with Japan
- about 1.7 times that of Japan
- Main languages
- Portuguese
- Currency
- Brazilian Real (BRL)
- Calling code
- +55
- Time zone (capital)
- UTC-3
- Time difference from Japan (standard time)
- 12 h behind Japan
- Driving side
- Right
- Capital location
- 15.79°S 47.88°W
Population of Brazil, 1950–2100 (Japanese)
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Map of Brazil
Capital: Brasília
Brazil: number one in the world
Brazil ranks first in the world for these crops, animals, seafood and farm products (latest FAO data). Select one to see the whole ranking.
Brazil: in the world’s top 10 for food & farming
Brazil ranks among the world’s top 10 for these crops, animals, seafood and farm products (latest FAO data).
- #2 Dry beans 3.02M t
- #2 Beef (cattle meat) 10.2M t
- #3 Maize (corn) 115M t
- #3 Cotton (fibre) 2.92M t
- #3 Tobacco 638K t
- #3 Black pepper (Piper spp.) 125K t
- #3 Pork (pig meat) 5.36M t
- #3 Chicken meat 13.7M t
- #3 Pigs 43.9M animals
- #3 Horses 5.7M animals
- #4 Coconuts 3.16M t
- #4 Pineapples 2.22M t
- #4 Papayas 1.15M t
- #4 Cow’s milk 36.8M t
- #4 Nile tilapia 499K t
- #4 Tilapias and other cichlids 522K t
- #4 Chickens 1.58B birds
- #5 Cassava 19.1M t
- #5 Bananas 7.05M t
- #5 Mangoes (with guavas and mangosteens) 2.4M t
- #5 Watermelons 1.98M t
- #5 Melons (cantaloupes and others) 817K t
- #5 Hen eggs 3.7M t
- #6 Lemons (with limes) 1.72M t
Neighbors by land
Top rankings
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Brazil in world rankings
How Brazil compares with other countries, indicator by indicator. Click an indicator to see the full ranking.
Questions about Brazil
What is the capital of Brazil?
The capital of Brazil is Brasília.
What is the population of Brazil?
Brazil has a population of about 213M (2025), #7 of 193 among countries.
How big is Brazil?
Brazil covers about 8,510,420 km², #5 of 193 among countries.
Which continent is Brazil in?
Brazil is in South America, in the region of South America.
What is Brazil number one in the world for in food and farming?
Brazil ranks first in the world for: Soybeans 144M t, Oranges 15.7M t, Coffee 3.39M t, Sugar cane 760M t, Cattle 238M animals (FAO data).
What currency and languages are used in Brazil?
The currency is the Brazilian Real. Main languages: Portuguese.
How does Brazil compare with Japan in size and population?
The area of Brazil is about 23 times that of Japan, and its population is about 1.7 times that of Japan.
How far is Brazil from Japan?
The capital, Brasília, is about 17,678 km from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in a straight line.
What is the time difference between Brazil and Japan?
The capital, Brasília, is on UTC-3 in standard time: 12 h behind Japan.
What is the largest city in Brazil?
The largest city in Brazil is São Paulo. The capital is Brasília.
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