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Brazil in South America east of the east Atlantic. Area of 850 square kilometers. Population of 186,957,906 (June 2, 2008). Brazil is South America’s largest and most populous country, area ranked fifth in the world.
Brazil mainly by the northern plains and the southern Brazilian Amazon, the composition of the plateau. Brazilian territory, 1 / 3 of the Amazon plain. Here low and flat, most of the 150 meters above sea level, climate hot and humid, rainforest are widely distributed in Brazil the richest areas of biological resources. Plain to the south of Brazil, from southeast to northwest plateau sloping terrain, undulating gently, 600-900 meters above sea level. Here is rich in minerals, manganese and iron reserves of the world. And a chromium, nickel, niobium and other minerals, or the only high-level quartz crystal production area and the world’s major diamond-producing areas of industrial one. Savannah, distributed on the plateau, southeast and northeast of Brazil has become the most important agricultural area.

Brazil’s abundant water resources, has established a number of hydropower stations. Southwest border with Paraguay, the two countries in building the Yi Putai station, is the world’s second largest hydropower station, second only to China Three Gorges Power Station.

Brazil is South America’s most economically developed countries, the share of industry in the national economy has been more than traditional agricultural and mining sectors. Iron and steel, automobile, aircraft and shipbuilding industries are the top ranks of South America. Southeast coastal areas focused on the country 3 / 4 industries is the core of the Brazilian industry.

Brazil’s well-developed agriculture, coffee, sugar, cocoa, soybean production in the world an important position. Which coffee production and exports have accounted for first in the world, to the southeast as the main origin. Can be cultivated in Brazil are still many great potential for agricultural production.

Brazil’s major cities and more in the southeast coastal areas. Sao Paulo has a population of more than 1100 million, as the largest of Cheng Shi and industrial center, concentrated about half of the country’s industrial output value, large variety of industries such as steel and oil refinery, yes Quanguojingji center and transport hub, is the largest in South America city.

The capital of Brasilia, located inland, is the new city.

Chile
Chile is located in the Andes of South America’s Pacific coast Xilu. More than 4200 km from north to south, things Kuanjin 90-400 km, is the world’s most narrow national territory.

Chile throughout the mountainous east, the Andes Mountains Council Jun rolling, the lower west coast mountain range, between two mountains, is a narrow fall zone, as the essence of the country of Chile. Coastal Range and the southern section did not fall with the sea, forming many peninsula, islands and the Gulf, is the most tortuous section of the coast of South America. Chilean volcanoes, earthquakes, volcanic Pacific seismic belt is a part of.

North and south of Chile the climate varies greatly. Under the control of the north in the subtropical high, almost year-round, no rain, drought, cold ocean currents to influence the formation of the Atacama Desert; central, south latitude 30 ° -40 ° between summer and winter rain is dry Mediterranean climate, for the national industrial and agricultural production and urban concentration of the capital Santiago, is here; south westerly located within a lot of precipitation, lower temperatures, there are dense temperate forest.

Chile’s copper and saltpeter long been famous for two kinds of minerals. Copper reserves and production are highest in the world exports is second only to Zambia. Copper mining, smelting and export of Chile’s gross national income accounts for 1 / 4. Chile saltpeter production and export volume ranks first in the world. Northern Desert is the largest local producer of natural saltpeter, saltpetre is manufactured fertilizers and explosives materials.

Argentina
Argentina is located in the southeastern part of South America. Country can be divided into three areas: (1) north-west is the Andes and in the plateau area, dry winter weather, residents are involved in animal husbandry. (2) northeast plains of La Plata, formed by the La Plata River alluvial. Its northern half is part of the Gran Chaco grasslands, where subtropical, hot summer and warm in the winter, rainfall concentrated in summer, decreasing rainfall from east to west, and fertile land, as the country’s largest cotton producing areas. The southern plains of La Plata is the Pampas grasslands, temperate, warm summer and warm in winter, with fertile black soil, is the nation’s leading agricultural areas. (3) south of latitude 40 ° south, to Patagonia. While in the westerlies, but are blocked by the Andes, the Pacific Ocean is difficult to enter the wet west wind, precipitation was scarce and a cool and dry desert.

Argentina is the world’s famous agricultural country. Nearly half the country’s land is pasture, arable land, 1 / 3 feed, feeding the livestock on 100 million.

Argentina, rich in wheat, corn, flax seed and other agricultural products. Beef, wool and wheat are the main export commodities.

In recent years, Argentina addition to meat processing, textiles and other traditional industries, the new iron and steel, oil refining, machinery and other industrial sectors. Buenos Aires is the largest industrial center and port.

Colombia
Is the world’s second largest coffee producer with annual output about 12% of the world, although much lower than the first 30 to Brazil
35%, but most of them are of high quality mountain washed beans. Colombia and Central North-South vertical is divided into several blocks of three mountain valley, central and east of the mountains which is the main coffee producing areas. Coffee with the distribution of the market here is named, in the Central Range has Medellin (Medellin), Armenia ’s (Armenia) and Manizales (Manizales), while the more famous mountains in the east are Bogota (Bogota, the capital ) and Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga).

Venezuela
Venezuela’s coffee production is not high, most of the supply of domestic consumption. Although Venezuela’s main coffee producing areas from the west close to Colombia, but its acidity is very weak, nothing like the Colombian beans, but more like the Caribbean, like beans, sweet and deep.

Peru
Peru washed beans to Chanchamayo (Chanchamayo) and the southern Cuzco (Cuzco) the most prominent, while the north there are some good organic coffee. Peru beans are soft to sharp acidity, thin to medium texture, taste and aroma quite well, is a good comprehensive product ingredients.