TOTAL AREA: 8,515,770 sq km LAND AREA: 8,358,140 SQ KM WATER AREA: 157,630 SQ KM COMPARATIVE SIZE TO US: SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE WHOLE USa LANDS & BODIES OF WATER THAT BORDER BRAZIL: aRGENTINA , BOLIVIA, COLUMBIA, FRENCH GUIANA, GUYANA, PARAGUAY, PERU, SURINAME, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA TOTAL DISTANCE OF LAND BOUNDARIES: 1885 KM TOTAL DISTANCE OF COAST LINES: 7491 KM DESCRIPTION OF CLIMATE: TROPICAL, TEMPERATE IN SOUTH DESCRIPTION OF TERRAIN: FLAT, ROLLING LOWLANDS IN NORTH; PLAINS, HILLS, MOUNTAINS, NARROW COASTAL BELT POINT OF LOWEST ELEVATION: ATLANTIC OCEAN- 0 KM POINT OF HIGHEST ELEVATION: PICO da neblina- 2994 km