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Historical Values
Year Value
1996 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
1997 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
1998 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
1999 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2000 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2001 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2002 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2003 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2004 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2005 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2006 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2007 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2008 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2009 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2010 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2011 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2012 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2013 largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2014 largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2015 largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2016 largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
2017 largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador; most of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, extends through the west central part of the country; shares Iguazu Falls, the world's largest waterfalls system, with Argentina
2018 largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador; most of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, extends through the west central part of the country; shares Iguazu Falls, the world's largest waterfalls system, with Argentina
2019 largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador; most of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, extends through the west central part of the country; shares Iguazu Falls, the world's largest waterfalls system, with Argentina
2020 largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador; most of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, extends through the west central part of the country; shares Iguazu Falls, the world's largest waterfalls system, with Argentina
2021 note 1: largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador; most of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, extends through the west central part of the country; shares Iguazu Falls, the world's largest waterfalls system, with Argentina note 2: cassava (manioc) the sixth most important food crop in the world - after maize, rice, wheat, potatoes, and soybeans - seems to have originated in
2022 note 1: largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador; most of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, extends through the west central part of the country; shares Iguazu Falls, the world's largest waterfalls system, with Argentina note 2: cassava (manioc) the sixth most important food crop in the world - after maize, rice, wheat, potatoes, and soybeans - seems to have originated in
2023 note 1: largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador; most of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, extends through the west central part of the country; shares Igua u Falls (Iguaz Falls), the world's largest waterfalls system, with Argentina note 2: cassava (manioc) the sixth most important food crop in the world - after maize, rice, wheat, potatoes, and soybeans - seems to have
2024 note 1: largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador; most of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, extends through the west central part of the country; shares Igua u Falls (Iguaz Falls), the world's largest waterfalls system, with Argentina note 2: cassava (manioc) the sixth most important food crop in the world -- after maize, rice, wheat, potatoes, and soybeans -- probably or
2025 note 1: largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador; most of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, extends through the west central part of the country; shares Igua u Falls (Iguaz Falls), the world's largest waterfalls system, with Argentina note 2: Rocas Atoll, located off the northeast coast of Brazil, is the only atoll in the South Atlantic