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| Official Name |
Federative Republic of Brazil |
| Capital |
Brasilia |
| Language |
Portuguese |
| Currency |
Real - R$ |
| System of Government |
Presidential Republic |
| Head of State |
President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Administrative division |
26 state plus 1 federal district |
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| Area |
8.5 million square kilometres |
| Population |
188,942,000 |
| Life expectancy |
71.9 years |
| Population density |
22.23 persons per sq. km. |
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City (million) |
Metropolitan Area (million) |
| São Paulo |
11.02 |
18.1 |
| Rio de Janeiro |
6.14 |
10.9 |
| Belo Horizonte |
2.40 |
3.6 |
| Salvador |
2.71 |
3.1 |
| Fortaleza |
2.42 |
2.9 |
| Brasilia |
2.39 |
2.7 |
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| GDP |
US$ 1.067 trillions - Dec.2006 |
| Per Capita GDP |
US$ 5,714.62 - Dec.2006 |
| GDP growth rate |
3.7% - Dec.2006 |
| Unemployment rate |
8.4% - Dec. 2006 |
| National Consumer price index (INPC) |
2.81% - average Jan. to Dec.2006 |
| Foreign currency reserves |
US$ 109.531 billions - Mar. 2007 |
| New foreign investments |
US$ 22.232 billions - Dec 2006 |
| Net public sector borrowing requirements (PSBR) |
3.01% of GDP - 2006 |
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Sources: IBGE - www.ibge.gov.br
Brazil Central Bank -
www.bcb.gov.br
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