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Capital Brazil : |
Brasilia .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Brazil :
| Argentina 1,224 km, Bolivia 3,400 km, Colombia 1,643 km, French Guiana 673 km, Guyana 1,119 km, Paraguay 1,290 km, Peru 1,560 km, Suriname 597 km, Uruguay 985 km, Venezuela 2,200 km .
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| Climate Brazil :
| mostly tropical, but temperate in south .
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| Life expectancy Brazil :
| 71.41 years .
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| Fertility rate Brazil :
| 1.97 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Brazil :
| federative republic .
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| Population Brazil :
| 184 101 109.
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| Area Total Brazil :
| 8,511,965 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Brazil :
| 38.81 million (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Brazil :
| 46,373,300 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Brazil :
| 55.
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| Sex ratio total Brazil :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Brazil ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Brazil ratio 15 64 :
| 0.98 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Brazil ratio 65 :
| 0.7 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Brazil :
| $3.52 billion (2003) |
| HIV Brazil :
| 0.7% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Brazil :
| 22% (1998 est.) |
| Literacy Brazil :
| 86,40% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Brazil :
| 0,70% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Brazil :
| 48% (1998) |
| Inflation Brazil :
| 14.7% (2003) |
| Unemployment Rate Brazil :
| 12.3% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Brazil :
| 14.3 million (2002) |
| Location Brazil :
| Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean |
| Geographic Coordinates Brazil :
| 10 00 S, 55 00 W |
| Religion Brazil :
| Roman Catholic (nominal) 80% |
| Administrative region Brazil :
| 26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins |
| Terrain Brazil :
| mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt |
| Elevation extremes lowest Brazil :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Brazil :
| Pico da Neblina 3,014 m |
| Natural resources Brazil :
| bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber |
| Land use arable land Brazil :
| 6,96% |
| Land use permanentcrops Brazil :
| 0,90% |
| Irrigated land Brazil :
| 26,560 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Brazil :
| recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south |
| Environment current issues Brazil :
| deforestation in Amazon Basin destroys the habitat and endangers a multitude of plant and animal species indigenous to the area; there is a lucrative illegal wildlife trade; air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and several other large cities; land degradation and water pollution caused by improper mining activities; wetland degradation; severe oil spills |
| Geography note Brazil :
| largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador |
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Divisions
Acre
Alagoas
Amapa
Amazonas
Bahia
Ceara
Distrito Federal
Espirito Santo
Goias
Maranhao
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso do Sul
Minas Gerais
Para
Paraiba
Parana
Pernambuco
Piaui
Rio de Janeiro
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Sul
Rondonia
Roraima
Santa Catarina
Sao Paulo
Sergipe
Tocantins
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