Brazil

Brazil dominates South America as the sixth-largest nation with 8,515,767 km², but it is 11.9% smaller than the United States, a gap of over 1 million km². Its Amazon rainforest alone covers about 4.2 million km², accounting for roughly 49% of the country's total area and making it more than twice the size of #8 India. Brazil's contiguous landmass exceeds that of the average South American country by over 8,000%, reflecting its continental scale. The country also includes 7,491 km of coastline along the Atlantic, adding significant maritime territory.