Brazil in a Nutshell

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Brazil
Area: 8,511,965 sq km - 5th largest country in the world
Population: 170,000,000
Capital: Brasilia
Government: Federal Republic; 3 Branches
President: Fernando Henrique Cardoso

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Brazil Main Page

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Administrative divisions
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

(See the each of the State flags.)

Major Cities

Economy

  • Gross National Product: $1 trillion (2000 est.); 9th largest economy in the world.
  • Inflation Rate: less than 10% per annum

Culture

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