Premise: There are 26 states of Brazil, (Portuguese: "estados" ) which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which contains the capital city, Brasília. Below are these states listed in order of the area, from Amazonas with the greatest area, to the Federal District with the least. Brazil has a total area of 8,515,767 km, and is ranked 5th in the world.
Hypothesis: There are 4 other countries that are bigger in area than Brazil.