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South America BR The Federative Republic of Brazil
Brazil
  • Brasil
  • Region : South America
  • Capital : Brasília
  • Area : 8,515,770.00 km²
  • Official Language : Portuguese
  • Population : 209,469,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 1847.020
  • GPI Rank : 116
  • GII Rank : 66
Brazil is a country on the Altantic Coast of South America. The land has a total area of 8,515,770 km² and a total coastline of 7,491 km. This area is only slightly larger than the Australia. The country has about 60 islands. There are direct national borders with the 10 neighbouring countries Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. The distance between New York City and the Capital Brasília is about 6,840 km.According to the definition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Brazil is one of the developing countries because of its lower economic performance.
Population
Population Per Km2

24.60

Life Expectancy of Males

72.0

Life Expectancy of Females

79.4

Birth Rate

13.9 ‰

Death Rate

6.5 ‰

Passport
Passport of Brazil
VF : 112 , VOA : 48 MS : 160
Currency : Real (BRL)

1 US Dollar = 5.73 Real
1 Real = 0.17 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP1,582.24 bn €

Exportations

245.62 bn €

Importations

230.16 bn €

Tourism receipts

5.35 bn €

Unemployment rate

12.1 %

Inflation rate

3.73 %

corruption index

35 (bad)

Energy consumption

509.1 bn kWh

GDP : 1847.020 | GDP(PPP) : 3456.360
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Brasília / CapitalFederal District

2,912,000

São PauloSão Paulo

12,142,000

Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro

6,719,000

SalvadorBahia

2,872,000

FortalezaCeará

2,669,000

Belo HorizonteMinas Gerais

2,512,000

ManausAmazonas

2,172,000

CuritibaParaná

1,933,000

RecifePernambuco

1,646,000

GoiâniaGoiás

1,510,000

Porto AlegreRio Grande do Sul

1,484,000

BelémPará

1,480,000

GuarulhosSão Paulo

1,379,000

São LuísMaranhão

1,041,000

MaceióAlagoas

1,018,000

Duque de CaxiasRio de Janeiro

916,000

NatalRio Grande do Norte

884,000

Campo GrandeMato Grosso do Sul

884,000

TeresinaPiauí

815,000

João PessoaParaiba

806,000

JaboatãoPernambuco

703,000

UberlândiaMinas Gerais

672,000

AracajuSergipe

571,000

JoinvilleSanta Catarina

570,000

Feira de SantanaBahia

564,000

LondrinaParaná

555,000

CuiabáMato Grosso

522,000

SerraEspírito Santo

514,000

Caxias do SulRio Grande do Sul

492,000

Porto VelhoRondônia

483,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

2% Urban areas

134,981 km²

33% Agricultural areas

2,825,887 km²

58% Forest

4,935,482 km²

2% Water areas

157,630 km²

5% Others

461,790 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Portuguese

97.5 %

German

0.5 %

Italian

0.4 %

Japanese

0.4 %

Quechua

0.1 %

other

1.1 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

2,000,000 km

Railways:

29,850 km

Waterways:

50,000 km

Commercial harbors:

864

› Airports:

4,093

Climate
The climate in BrazilFor a country with a north-south extent of over 4100 km, it is not possible to describe the climate in general. A predominantly tropical climate is dominating Brazil as it is usual, in all equatorial countries. There is almost no difference between the seasons as in Central Europe. The daylight hours vary little, and the temperature differences between summer and winter are also lower. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 29 and 32 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 38 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 18°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Brazil and 27 geographic spots of the country
The climate in Brazil