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BRAZIL
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| AREA
8,515,770 sq.km. (5th) |
POPULATION
202,656,788 (July 2014) (6th) |
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PLATFORM DATA |
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| National
Demography |
0 – 24yrs: 40.3 % 25 – 64yrs: 54.1% 65yrs and over: 7.6 %
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| Life
Expectancy |
73.28yrs
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| Youth Development Index |
85/170 (Medium)
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| National
G.D.P |
$3.073 trillion (2014 est.) (8th)
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| Per Capital
Income |
$15,200 (2014 est.) (101st)
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Currency |
reals (BRL)
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Economic Drivers |
transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, automobiles, coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft |
| Official
Languages |
Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language) |
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Other Local Languages |
less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages |
| Climatic
Zone |
mostly tropical, but temperate in south |
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Religious Expression |
Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2% (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%, Universal Kingdom of God 1.0%, other Protestant 11.5%), other Christian 0.7%, Spiritist 2.2%, other 1.4%, none 8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.) |
| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
National Council of Christian Churches of Brazil
(Conselho Nacional de Igrejas Cristãs do Brasil, CONIC)
www.conic.org.br/ SCS Quadra 1, Bloco E, Edifício Ceará, Sala 713 70303-900, Brasília – DF Telefone/Fax: (61) 3321-4034 |
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Airports
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Airstrips |
Acre Airstrips Goiás Airstrips Paraná Airstrips Roraima Airstrips
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Road Network
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1,581,181 km |
| Rail Network | 29,817 km |
| Corruption
Rating |
72/177 |
| Security
Rating |
22% (Hightened security concerns)
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