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GENERAL
Official Name Federative Republic of Brazil
Capital Brasilia
Language Portuguese
Currency Real ($R) (R$1 = A$ 1.00 @ 12/2000
Style of Government Presidential Republic
President H.E. Dr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Administrative Divisions 26 states plus 1 federal district
DEMOGRAPHICS
Area 8.5 million square kilometres
Population

157.1 million (1996 Census)
168 million (1998 estimate)
78% urban

Life expectancy 64.36 years
Population density 18.45 persons per sq. km.
POPULATION CENTRES (source: IBGE)
1995
Population in mill (City)
Population in mill (Metropolitan area)
São Paulo
9.93
15.8
Rio de Janeiro
5.58
10.0
Belo Horizonte
2.08
3.6
Salvador
2.22
2.6
Fortaleza
1.88
2.5
Brasilia
1.71
2.5
ECONOMY (Source: MICT/SECEX)
Gross Domestic Product US$ 775 billion   (1998)
Per Capita GDP US$ 4,690
GDP Growth rate 0.8%  (1998)   (-0.5% est. 1999)
Unemployment rate 6.4%  (1998)
Consumer Price Index 7.8%  (4/99 - annual)
Foreign currency reserves US$ 44.5 billion  (04/99)
Foreign debt US$ 240 billion  (04/99)
Total foreign equity investment US$ 165 billion  (1996)
Australian equity investment US$ 248 million  (1996)
Net Public Sector Borrowing Requirement (PSBR) 7.7%  (12/98)
Brazil's net value US$ 3.1 trillion  (est. 1998)

 

 

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