LARGE
Large is key to understanding most things about brazil. It is the fifth most populous country in the world. The Amazon basin is the largest rainforest in the world. The Amazon River has the largest volume of water and is the second longest river after the nile river. The river system is extensive, boasting one of the largest waterfalls in the world, and the country's forests constitute 30 percent of the world's forest resources. As a high middle-income country, brazil also stands out as an economic giant within South America, and it weighs in as the eighth largest economy in the world. (more)