Basic facts about Brazil
| Country name: | Brazil |
| Capital: | Brasília |
| Country code: | 221 |
| Continent: | South America |
| Currency name: | Brazilian real |
| Independence: | 1822-09-07 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from Portugal |
| Total area (km2): | 8,514,877 |
| Land area (km2): | 8,459,417 |
| Water area (km2): | 55,460 |
| Population: | 201,009,622 |
| Population note: | 201,009,622 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | Portuguese |
| All languages: | Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language) note: less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages |
| Time zone: | BRT (UTC−2 to −4) - Summer (DST) BRST (UTC−2 to −4) |
| Date format: | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | +55 |
| Domain: | .br |