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Tel:+(9661)4880018/25
Fax:+(9661)
4881073
P.O. Box 94348,
Riyadh 11693
Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia |
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Geography
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Location:
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Eastern South
America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
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Geographic
coordinates:
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10 00 S, 55 00 W
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Map
references:
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South America
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Area:
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total:
8,514,876 sq km
land: 8,456,510 sq km
water: 55,455 sq km
note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando
de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade,
Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao
Paulo
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Area -
comparative:
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slightly smaller
than the US
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Land
boundaries:
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total:
14,691 km
border countries: 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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Coastline:
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7,491 km
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Maritime
claims:
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territorial
sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of
the continental margin
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Climate:
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mostly tropical,
but temperate in south
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Terrain:
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mostly flat to
rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills,
mountains, and narrow coastal belt
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Elevation
extremes:
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lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pico da Neblina 3,014 m
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Natural
resources:
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bauxite, gold,
iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates,
platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower,
timber
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Land use:
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arable land:
6.96%
permanent crops: 0.9%
other: 92.15%
(2001)
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Irrigated
land:
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26,560 sq km
(1998 est.)
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Natural
hazards:
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recurring droughts
in northeast; floods and occasional frost in
south
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Geography
- note:
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largest country in
South America; shares common boundaries with
every South American country except Chile and
Ecuador
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Population
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Population:
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184,184,264
(2005 est. IBGE)
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Age
structure:
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0-14 years:
28.3%
(male 25,948,416; female 25,241,295)
15-64 years: 65.8%
(male 58,544,740; female 60,996,094)
65 years and over: 5,9%
(male 4,802,858; female 6,052,627)
(2004 est.)
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Median
age:
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total:
26.4 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 27.2 years
(2004 est.)
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Population
growth rate:
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1.43%
(2005 est.)
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Birth
rate:
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20.64 births/1,000
population
(2004 est.)
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Death
rate:
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6.31 deaths/1,000
population
(2004 est.)
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Net
migration rate:
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0.0 migrant(s)/1,000
population
(2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female
(2004 est.)
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Infant
mortality rate:
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total:
25.8% (2005 estimate)
male:
30.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
female:
22.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
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Life
expectancy at birth:
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total
population: 71.59 years
male: 67.85 years
female: 71.68 years
(2005 est.)
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Total
fertility rate:
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2.31 children
born/woman
(2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS -
adult prevalence rate:
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0.7%
(2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS -
people living with HIV/AIDS:
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660,000
(2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS -
deaths:
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15,000
(2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun:
Brazilian(s)
adjective: Brazilian
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Ethnic
groups:
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white (includes
Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish)
55%, mixed white and black 38%, black 6%, other
(includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 1%
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Roman Catholic
(nominal) 80% |
| Languages: |
Portuguese
(official) |
| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 86.1%
female: 86.6%
(2003 est.) |
Government
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Country
name:
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Federative
Republic of Brazil
conventional short form: Brazil
local long form: Republica Federativa
do Brasil
local short form: Brasil
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Government
type:
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federative
republic
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Capital:
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Brasilia
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Administrative divisions:
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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
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Independence:
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7 September 1822
(from Portugal)
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National
holiday:
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Independence Day,
7 September (1822)
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Constitution:
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5 October 1988
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Legal
system:
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based on Roman
codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction
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Suffrage:
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voluntary between
16 and 18 years of age and over 70; compulsory
over 18 and under 70 years of age
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Branch
Structures:
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Legislative
Executive
Judicial
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Source:
IBGE, 2004 (October) http://internacional.radiobras.gov.br/ingles/ |
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G
e n e r a l R a n k i n g
1st producer of coffee,
sugar-car, fruit & oranges.
1st beef cattle in the world.
1st in terms of iron ore
reserves in Latin America.
1st in the number of Internet
users in Latin America.
2nd producer of earthenware
roof tiles and iron ore.
2nd manufacturer of compressors
for refrigerators.
2nd producer of beans, cassava,
soybeans and beef.
2nd market for executive jets,
helicopters, fax
machines and analgesics.
2nd in the number of mobile
phones.
3rd producer and exporter of
chicken.
3rd producer of refined sugar
and maize.
3rd market for franchising,
soft drinks & motorcycles.
4th manufacturer of regional
passenger aircraft.
4th beer maker.
4th producer of grain and
cocoa.
4th producer and exporter of
pork.
4th market for computer
technology, shopping centers,
refrigerators, freezers &
washing machines.
4th television network.
5th in the number of fixed
telephone lines.
5th producer of gasoline and
manganese.
5th manufacturer of radio sets.
5th in terms of size of
territory and population.
5th consumer market.
6th producer of milk, cast
iron, primary aluminium &
cement.
6th in terms of iron ore
reserves in the world.
6th manufacturer of cigarettes.
6th producer of iron and
aluminium.
7th producer of gold, cellulose
and eggs.
7th manufacturer of
refrigerators, textiles and clothing.
7th in the number of computers
& television sets.
7th in the size of fleets of
vehicles & helicopters.
7th among rubber industries.
8th manufacturer of corrugated
paper, chemical
products and processed
food.
8th manufacturer of pewter.
8th producer of cotton, rice,
steel & tinplate.
8th in the number of credit
cards.
9th in the number of internet
users in the world.
10th industrial park.
10th in the generation of
energy.
12th manufacturer of
automobiles and lubricants.
14th producer of nickel.
18th producer of crude oil and
copper. |
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