BRAZIL IN PROFILE


BASIC INFORMATION

GENERAL


 
Official Name Federative Republic of Brazil
Capital Brasilia
Language Portuguese
Currency Real ($R) (R$1 = A$ 0.5573 @ 09/2005
Style of Government Presidential Republic
President H.E. Luis Inácio Lula da Silva
Administrative Divisions 26 states plus 1 federal district

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DEMOGRAPHICS

Area 8.5 million square kilometres
Population

186 113 000 (est.2005)

Life expectancy 71.69 years
Population density 21.89 persons per sq. km.

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POPULATION CENTRES

(source: IBGE)
2003
Population in millions
(City)
Population in millions
(Metropolitan area)
São Paulo
10.041
18.1
Rio de Janeiro
5.974
10.9
Belo Horizonte
2.305
3.6
Salvador
2.555
3.1
Fortaleza
2.256
2.9
Brasilia
2.094
2.7

Consulate- General of Brazil

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ECONOMY

(Source: MICT/SECEX)

Gross Domestic Product- PPP US$ 1.492 triillion   (2004)
Per Capita GDP -PPP US$ 8.017 (2004 est.)
GDP Growth rate 5.1%  (2004 est.)  
Unemployment rate 9.4%  (06/2005 est.)
Consumer Price Index 8.6%  (2004 est.)
Foreign currency reserves US$ 52.9 billion  (12/04)
Foreign debt US$ 219.8 billion  (12/04)
New foreign investment US$ 12.2 billion  (2004)
Australian equity investment US$ 1.8 billion  (2004 est.)
Net Public Sector Borrowing Requirement (PSBR) 2.67% of GDP (2004)
Brazil's net value US$ 5.1 trillion 
(est. 2004)

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