Brazil

Brazil /brəˈzɪl/ (Portuguese: Brasil, IPA: [bɾaˈziw]), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil,  listen (help·info)), is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world. Bounded by the Atlan... More

Area:

  • 8,514,877 km² (3287612 mi² )

Population:

  • 93,727,990 (1969)

Date founded:

  • Sep 7, 1822

Also known as:

  • República Federativa do Brasil,
  • Brasil

Location

Capital

Brasília

Brasília (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɾaˈziliɐ]) is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,562,963 (3,716...

Population

number date
  • 72,758,801
  • 1960
  • 74,975,656
  • 1961
  • 77,279,855
  • 1962
  • 79,642,214
  • 1963
  • 82,021,855
  • 1964
  • 84,388,983
  • 1965
  • 86,735,163
  • 1966
  • 89,068,235
  • 1967
  • 91,394,916
  • 1968
  • 93,727,990
  • 1969

Official Language:

Currency Used:

National anthem:

Anthem Official anthem since
  • 1890

Internet TLD:

ISO Short Name:

  • BRAZIL

FIPS Code:

  • BR

Calling Code:

  • 55

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • -15.67777
  • -47.43836

USBG name:

  • BRAZIL

Adjectival form:

  • Brazilian

GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 1.665E+12
  • 2008
  • 1.57341E+12
  • 2009
  • 1.63792E+12
  • 2008
  • 1.36598E+12
  • 2007
  • 1.08892E+12
  • 2006
  • 882,185,291,701
  • 2005
  • 6.6376E+11
  • 2004
  • 552,469,288,268
  • 2003
  • 504,221,228,974
  • 2002
  • 553,582,178,386
  • 2001
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GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 10,300
  • 2008

Places imported from:

Imported from Currency Amount Date
  • 9,400,000,000
  • 2008
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IOC Code:

  • BRA
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