Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil is the largest country in South American and the only Portuguese-speaking country on that continent. It is the fifth largest country in the world by geographical area, behind Russia, Canada, China and the United States of America. It occupies nearly half of South America and is the fifth most populous country in the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of over 7,491 kilometres. It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas department of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay.
• Ease of doing business ranking: 1291 • Economic freedom ranking: 1052
Brazil was Singapore’s 29th largest trading partner in 2009 with total trade amounting to S$3.5 billion3.
Singapore-Brazil bilateral trade (S$ Thousands):
2008
2009
Imports
1,833,130
1,777,735
Exports
2,314,054
1,728,451
Total Trade
4,147,184
3,506,186
Source: IE Singapore's StatLink
1 World Bank Doing Business 2010 report 2 2009 Index of Economic Freedom 3 IE Singapore's StatLink
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Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil is the largest country in South American and the only Portuguese-speaking country on that continent. It is the fifth largest country in the world by geographical area, behind Russia, Canada, China and the United States of America. It occupies nearly half of South America and is the fifth most populous country in the world. 
