le Brésil

Exact population: 205,716,890 (July 2012 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 86.4%; male: 86.1%; female: 86.6%
Ethnicities: White 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2000 census)
Land boundaries: Total: 14,691 km border countries: Argentina 1,224 km, Bolivia 3,400 km, Colombia 1,643 km, French Guiana 673 km, Guyana 1,119 km, Paraguay 1,290 km, Peru 1,560 km, Suriname 597 km, Uruguay 985 km, Venezuela 2,200 km
Terrain: Mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Pico da Neblina 3,014 m
Imports: US 18.3%, Argentina 8.9%, Germany 8.1%, China 5.9%, Nigeria 5.6%, Japan 4.6% (2004)
Exports: US 20.8%, Argentina 7.5%, Netherlands 6.1%, China 5.6%, Germany 4.1%, Mexico 4% (2004)
Industries: Textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment

Source: CIA World Factbook