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Below is a list of countries and dependencies in South America by area. [1] Brazil is the largest country in South America while Suriname is the smallest.. Panama is not regarded as a transcontinental country but the country is sometimes included in South America due to being part of Colombia prior to its secession in 1903.
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water.
The point is not to speculate that Brazil would be bigger than the US if Alaska were to be swallowed by a colossal Tsunami tomorrow; it is an objective comparison between the contiguous US and Brazil (with the data about adding the areas of Hawaii and 2/3 of Alaska serving to demonstrate the difference in size between the two).
However, the total area of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, ranks third or fourth. Brazil is 431,000 square kilometers (166,000 sq mi) larger than the contiguous United States, but smaller than the entire United States including Alaska, Hawaii and overseas territories.
In 1994 São Paulo boasted an average income of US$4,666, while Minas Gerais reported only US$2,833. [ 1 ] Originally, the principal biome in the Southeast was the Atlantic Forest, but by 1990 less than 10% of the original forest cover remained as a result of clearing for farming, ranching, and charcoal making. [ 1 ]
Brazil – largest country in both South America and Latin America. With a geographical area of 8.5 million km 2, Brazil is also the largest country in the Southern Hemisphere and the world's fifth-largest country. With over 206 million people, Brazil is the seventh-most-populous country in the world.
69 43 2 2 Germany: 68 km (42 mi) Canada: 1.2 km (0.75 mi) Djibouti 528 328 3 3 Eritrea: 125 km (78 mi) Ethiopia: 342 km (213 mi) Somaliland: 61 km (38 mi)
Brazil is the world's 24th-largest exporter and 26th-largest importer as of 2021. [278] [279] China is its largest trading partner, accounting for 32% of the total trade. Other large trading partners include the United States, Argentina, the Netherlands and Canada. [280] Its automotive industry is the eighth-largest in the world. [281]