  | Country (long form)
Federative Republic of Brazil | Capital
Brasilia | Total Area
3,286,488.06 sq mi
8,511,965.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than the US) | Population
172,860,370 (July 2000 est.) | Estimated Population in 2050
206,751,477 | Languages
Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French | Literacy
83.3% total, 83.3% male, 83.2% female (1995 est.) | Religions
Roman Catholic (nominal) 80% | Life Expectancy
58.54 male, 67.56 female (2000 est.) | Government Type
federative republic | Currency
1 real (R$) = 100 centavos | GDP (per capita)
$6,150 (1999 est.) | Labor Force (by occupation)
services 42%, agriculture 31%, industry 27% | Industry
textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment | Agriculture
coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus; beef | Arable Land
5% | Exports
manufactures, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee | Imports
machinery and equipment, chemical products, oil, electricity | Natural Resources
bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber | Current Environmental Issues
deforestation in Amazon Basin destroys the habitat and endangers the existence of a multitude of plant and animal species indigenous to the area; air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and several other large cities; land degradation and water pollution caused by improper mining activities note: President CARDOSO in September 1999 signed into force an environmental crime bill which for the first time defines pollution and deforestation as crimes punishable by stiff fines and jail sentences | Telephones (main lines in use)
19 million (1997) | Telephones (mobile cellular)
4 million (1997) | Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
197 (1999) | | (U.S. Government sources) | |
