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Facts
| Official name: |
Federative Republic of
Brazil |
| Chief of State: |
Luis Inacio Lula da Silva
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| Head of Government: |
Luis Inacio Lula da Silva |
| Independence: |
7 September 1822 (from
Portugal) |
| National Holiday |
Independence Day, 7
September (1822) |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic (nominal) 80%
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| Government Type: |
Republic |
| Area: |
8,511,965 sq km |
| Population: |
176,029,560 (est 2002) |
| Capital: |
Brasilia |
| Official language: |
Portuguese (official),
Spanish, English, French |
| Currency: |
Real (BRL) |
| Exchange rate: |
2.80 per USD (November 2004) |
| Industries: |
textiles, shoes, chemicals,
cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and
parts, other machinery and equipment |
| Natural Resources: |
bauxite, gold, iron ore,
manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum,
hydropower, timber |
| GDP per capita: |
$7,400 (2000 est.) |
| GDP real growth: |
1.9% (2001 est.) |
| Unemployment: |
6.4% (2001 est.) |
| Inflation: |
7.7% (2001) |
| Foreign debt: |
$251 billion (2001) |
Data retrieved from Brazilian Institute of Geographical Information
(IBGE) |
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