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Atlantic Ocean.
• Area:
• Total: 8,511,965 sq km
• land: 8,456,510 sq km
• water: 55,455 sq km
• largest country in South America; shares
common boundaries with every South
American country except Chile and
Ecuador.
• Capital: The capital of Brazil is Brasilia.
Population & Demographic
Features
• Total Population: 198,739,269
• Age structure:
• 0-14 years: 26.7% (male 27,092,880/female 26,062,244)
• 15-64 years: 66.8% (male 65,804,108/female 67,047,725)
• 65 years and over: 6.4% (male 5,374,230/female 7,358,082) (2009 est.)
• Median age:
• total: 28.6 years
• male: 27.8 years
• female: 29.3 years (2009 est.)
• Urbanization:
• urban population: 86% of total population (2008)
• rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
• Sex ratio:
• at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
• total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
• Ethnic groups:
• white 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%,
other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified
0.7% (2000 census)
• Religions:
• Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist
1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none
7.4% (2000 census)
• Languages:
• Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); note - less
common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools),
German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor
Amerindian languages
• Literacy:
• definition: age 15 and over can read and write
• total population: 88.6%
• male: 88.4%
• female: 88.8% (2004 est.)
• School life expectancy (primary to tertiary
education):
• total: 14 years
Political Framework
• Brazil is a democratic country it gained
its freedom from Portuguese in 1822
but remained under Monarchy till
1889 under Dom Pedro II.
• Brazil saw a period of dictatorship from
1930-1945.
• Luiz Inacio da Silva, commonly known
as Lula, was elected president in
2002, after his fourth campaign for
the office. He was re-elected in 2006
for a second four-year term.
• There are 11 independent parties in
brazil in different regions.
Economic Facts & Figures
The capacity to cope effectively with international energy, rail, road, port and airport infrastructure
financial market volatility has increased. with public/private partnership difficult to set up.
Brazil's domestic market potential and competitive Brazil remains exposed to fluctuations in world
labor costs enhance its attractiveness to foreign prices for certain commodities
investors.
Opportunities Threats
Median population is 27-28 years. Lack of Leadership after 2010 as