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Brazil
Capital: Brasilia
GPS: 15°45′S 47°57′W
Time Zone: UTC-2 to -4
Government: Presidential Federal Republic
Head of State: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Parliament: Bicameral
Neighbours: Brazil is bordered to the north by Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana and the 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. Numerous archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean are part of the Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz.
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Surface Area: 8,511,965 km²
Land: 8,456,510 km²
Water: 55,455 km²
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Main Political Parties: Brazilian Democratic Movement Party or PMDB; Brazilian Labor Party or PTB; Brazilian Renewal Labor Party or PRTB; Brazilian Republican Party or PRB; Brazilian Social Democracy Party or PSDB; Brazilian Socialist Party or PSB; Christian Labor Party or PTC; Communist Party of Brazil or PCdoB; Democratic Labor Party or PDT; the Democrats or DEM (formerly Liberal Front Party or PFL); Freedom and Socialism Party or PSOL; Green Party or PV; Humanist Party of Solidarity or PHS; Labor Party of Brazil or PTdoB; Liberal Front Party or PFL (now known as the Democrats or DEM); National Mobilization Party or PMN; Party of the Republic or PR; Popular Socialist Party or PPS; Progressive Party or PP; Social Christian Party or PSC; Workers' Party or PT. |
Population: 196,342,592
Population Growth: 1.228%
Population Density: 22/km²
Main Ethnic Groups: white ~53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) ~38.5%, black ~6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) ~0.9%, unspecified ~0.7% (2000 census)
Main Languages: Portuguese, German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages
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Currency: Real (BRL)
GNI (Atlas Method): US$892.8 billion (2006)
GNI Per Capita: US$4,730 (2006)
GDP (Current US$): 1,067,962 million
GDP Growth (Growth Annual %): 3% (2000-06)
HDI: 70
Inflation, GDP Deflator: 9.3% (2000-06)
Agriculture, Value Added (% GDP): 5%
Industry, Value Added (% GDP): 31%
Services, etc., value added (% of GDP): 64%
Exports: US$ 137,470 million (2006)
Imports: US$ 88,489 million (2006)
Total External Debt: US$ 187,994 million (2005)
Time Required to Start Business: See Country Report
Investment Climate: See Country Report
Driver of Growth: See Country Report
Top Investors: See Country Report
Spheres of Power and Influence: See Country Report |
Security Spending: See Country Report
Arms Imports: See Country Report
Arms Exports: See Country Report
Size of Army: See Country Report
Size of Police Force: See Country Report
Judicial System: See Country Report |
Conflict History: See Country Report
Arms Trading: See Country Report
National Threats: See Country Report
Foreign Policy: See Country Report
Terrorist Threats: See Country Report |
Political Economy Analysis: See Country Report
Geopolicity Political Risk Analysis: See Country Report |
Geopolicity Country Profile:
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