Brazil

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PROFILE
  • Area: 8,515,770 sq. km (3,287,956 sq. mi.)
  • Population: 205,823,665 (2016 est.)
  • Population growth rate: 0.75% (2016 est.)
  • Life expectancy: 73.8 years (2016)
  • Languages: Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language)
  • Religions: Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2% (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%), other Christian 0.7%, Spiritist 2.2%, other 1.4%, none 8%, unspecified 0.4%
  • Formal name: Federative Republic of Brazil
  • Alternate names: Brasil, Brasíle, Brasilien, Brésil, Estados Unidos do Brasil, Estados Unidos do Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil, República Federativa do Brasil, United States of Brazil
  • Government type: federal presidential republic
  • Leaders: chief of state and head of government: President Michel Miguel Elias TEMER Lulia
  • Capital: Brasília
  • Administrative divisions: 26 states and 1 federal district
  • GDP per capita (PPP): $15,600 (2015 est.)
  • Exports: transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, automobiles
  • Imports: machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products, oil, automotive parts, electronics
  • Currency: real (BRL)
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