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🇧🇷Brazil

Brasil

Americas · South AmericaSovereign stateUSAN
ISOBR · BRA · 076
LAT,LNG-10.00, -55.00
TEL+55

Brazil is a sovereign country in South America, Americas. Its capital is Brasília. It has a population of about 212,559,409 across 8,515,767 km² — roughly 25 people per km². The currency is the Brazilian real (BRL R$). The official language is Portuguese. Its ISO 3166 codes are BR, BRA, 076, and the international calling code is +55.

Capital
Brasília
#6
Population
212,559,409
#6
Area
8,515,767 km²
#190
Density
25 /km²

Key facts about Brazil

GET/alpha/BR
Calling code
+55
Currencies
BRL R$
Languages
Portuguese
Timezones
UTC-05:00UTC-04:00UTC-03:00UTC-02:00
Demonym
Brazilian
Top-level domain
.br
ISO codes
BR · BRA · 076
Coordinates
-10.00, -55.00
Capital
Brasília

Other names for Brazil

Federative Republic of BrazilRepública Federativa do BrasilBrésilBrasilienBrasileブラジル

Largest cities in Brazil (12)

GET/cities?country=BR

Countries bordering Brazil (11)

GET/borders/brazil

Frequently asked 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 212,559,409, the 6th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Brazil?

Brazil uses the Brazilian real (BRL, symbol R$).

What languages are spoken in Brazil?

The main language of Brazil is Portuguese.

What is the calling code for Brazil?

The international dialing code for Brazil is +55.

Which countries border Brazil?

Brazil shares land borders with Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, France, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).

Query Brazil from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Brazil; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/BR
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/BRA
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/076
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/BRA
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/brazil
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=BR
Largest cities in BrazilDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/brazil
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=-10&lng=-55
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Americas
Countries in AmericasDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/South%20America
Countries in South AmericaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/BRL
Countries using the Brazilian realDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/pt
Countries that speak PortugueseDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/55
Countries with calling code +55Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC-05%3A00
Countries in UTC-05:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/br
Countries on the .br domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Brazilian
Countries whose people are "Brazilian"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Bras%C3%ADlia
Find a country by capital (Brasília)Docs
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