Federal Republic of Brazil
Brazil
(Flag) (Coat of arms of the Weapon)
Slogan: Order and Progress
National Hymn: Brazilian National Hymn
Naturality: Brazilian
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Capital |
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Brasília 15°45′S 47°57′O |
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Larger city |
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São Paulo |
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Official language |
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Portuguese |
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Government |
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Federal Republic |
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- President |
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
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- Number of Ministries |
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38 |
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Independence |
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From Portugal |
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- Declared |
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September 7 1822 |
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- Recognized |
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August 29 1825 |
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- Republic |
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November15 1889 |
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Área |
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- Total |
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8.514.876,599 km² (5º) |
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- Water (%) |
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0,65 |
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Population |
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- 2007's Estimative |
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188.181.069 hab. (5º) |
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- Census 2000 |
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169.799.170 |
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- Density |
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22 hab./km² (182º) |
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PIB (based PPC) |
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2006's Estimative |
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- Total |
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$1.803 trillion USD (8º) |
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- Per capita |
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$9.108 USD (68º) |
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IDH (2006) |
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0,792 (69º) – medium |
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- Expect. of life |
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72,19 years (78º) |
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- Infatile Mort. |
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25,8/thousands births (98º) |
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- Illiteracy |
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11,60% (87º) |
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Currency |
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Real (BRL) |
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Time Zone |
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(UTC−5 until −2, oficial: −3, actual timel: 11:47 a 14:47[1]) |
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- Verão (DST) |
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(UTC-5 until UTC -2) |
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Climate |
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Tropical, Equatorial, Subtropical e Semi-Arid |
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International Orgs. |
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ONU (OMC), Mercosul, OEA, CPLP, ALADI, OTCA, CSN, CI-A, UL |
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ISO Code |
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BRA |
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Internet Code |
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.br |
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Tel. Code |
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+55 |
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Government website |
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Colonized by Portugal, Brazil is the only Portuguese speaker country in America. The dominant religion is the Catholicism, being the country with the larger number of Catholics in the world. The Brazilian society is one of the most multiracial of the world. About 45% of the population has some African origin and a considerable portion has indigenous origin. Most of Brazilians come from Portuguese families. In many areas of the Center-south of the country the immigrants' descendants form most of the population. Brazil counts with the largest population of Italian origin out of Italy and the largest Japanese population out of Japan, besides a significant German migration.
States
Brazil is divided administrative and politically in 27 Federal units, being 26 states and a Federal district.
As unidades federativas do Brasil.
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UF |
Acronym |
Capital |
Area |
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1 |
Acre |
AC |
Rio Branco |
Norte |
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2 |
Alagoas |
AL |
Maceió |
Nordeste |
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3 |
Amapá |
AP |
Macapá |
Norte |
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4 |
Amazonas |
AM |
Manaus |
Norte |
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5 |
Bahia |
BA |
Salvador |
Nordeste |
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6 |
Ceará |
CE |
Fortaleza |
Nordeste |
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7 |
Espírito Santo |
ES |
Vitória |
Sudeste |
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8 |
Goiás |
GO |
Goiânia |
Centro-Oeste |
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9 |
Maranhão |
MA |
São Luís |
Nordeste |
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10 |
Mato Grosso |
MT |
Cuiabá |
Centro-Oeste |
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11 |
Mato Grosso do Sul |
MS |
Campo Grande |
Centro-Oeste |
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12 |
Minas Gerais |
MG |
Belo Horizonte |
Sudeste |
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13 |
Pará |
PA |
Belém |
Norte |
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14 |
Paraíba |
PB |
João Pessoa |
Nordeste |
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15 |
Paraná |
PR |
Curitiba |
Sul |
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16 |
Pernambuco |
PE |
Recife |
Nordeste |
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17 |
Piauí |
PI |
Teresina |
Nordeste |
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18 |
Rio de Janeiro |
RJ |
Rio de Janeiro |
Sudeste |
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19 |
Rio Grande do Norte |
RN |
Natal |
Nordeste |
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20 |
Rio Grande do Sul |
RS |
Porto Alegre |
Sul |
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21 |
Rondônia |
RO |
Porto Velho |
Norte |
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22 |
Roraima |
RR |
Boa Vista |
Norte |
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23 |
Santa Catarina |
SC |
Florianópolis |
Sul |
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24 |
São Paulo |
SP |
São Paulo |
Sudeste |
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25 |
Sergipe |
SE |
Aracaju |
Nordeste |
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26 |
Tocantins |
TO |
Palmas |
Norte |
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27 |
Distrito Federal |
DF |
Brasília |
Centro-Oeste |
Areas
1 - the West – Center Area
2 - the Northeast Area
3 - the North Area
4 - the Southeast Area
5 - the South Area
The Areas of Brazil are five groups of units (States or Districts) of the Federation, gathered in agreement with the territorial and characteristic proximity geographical, as landscapes and similar sort of soils. The purpose of the division of the country in Areas is statistical and economical. There isn't any type of political autonomy of the areas.
That division has legal character and it was proposed by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in 1969. IBGE took into account just natural aspects in the division of the country, as climate, relief, vegetation and hydrographic conditions; for that reason, the Areas are also known as Natural "Areas of Brazil". There is a small exception regarding the Southeast Area, that it was created being taken partially into account human aspects (industrial development and urban).
Most populous cities
With about 190 million inhabitants and urbanization tax about 80%, it is natural that the 100 larger Brazilian cities count with more than 250 thousand inhabitants in 2007. They are these in its majority state capitals and cities of the interior of the Southeast Area.
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