Brazilian sub-continent

Brasil is the biggest country in South America, with precisely 8.514.877 square kilometers. That's the 5th largest country in the world, behind Russia (17.098.242 km²), Canada (9.970.610 km²), China (9.640.821 km²) and USA (9.629.091 km²).

Brasil's area correspond to almost half of South America (47,78%). It means that the country is bigger than Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile and Paraguay together. It has boundaries with almost all contries of the continent, except Chile and Equador.

The South-America's extention order (km²) is:

1st: Brazil (8.514.877 )
2nd: Argentina (2.780.400)
3rd: Peru (1.285.216)
4th: Colombia (1.138.914)
5th: Bolivia (1.098.581)
6th: Venezuela (916.445)
7th: Chile (756.096)
8th: Paraguay (406.752)
9th: Ecuador (283.561)
10th: Uruguay (176.065)