BRAZIL

Geographic aspects:

Brazil is located in the east coast of the South America, by Atlantic Ocean. With its area of 8,511,965 km2, constitutes one of biggest countries of the world in territorial extension. It possesss vast natural water holds; the biggest forest of the land; and flora, fauna, air, land, minerals  and waters of inestimable value for the planet. It possesss around 169 million inhabitants, distributed in 26 States and a Federal District, where it is locates Brasilia capital.   

Demographic aspects:

Around 30% of the population has less than 15 years, 65% between 15 and 64 years, and 5% 65 years or more. The demographic tax of growth is of 1.63% by year;  the tax of infantile mortality is 37 for 1000 births. The life expectancy is of 64.4 years; for men, 59.3 years; and for women, 69.6 years.  

The geographic regions of Brazil withheld, in 1996, the following populations:

Source: Census of IBGE, 1996.

The ranking of States of Brazil, in population, in 2000, was the following ones:  

Source: Census of IBGE, 2000.

The 15 biggest cities of Brazil, in population, in 2000, were the following ones:  

Source: Census of IBGE, 2000.

Aspects politicians:

The official name of the country is Federative Republic of Brazil; the capital is Brasilia; it has 26 States and a Federal District (Brasilia); the current president of the country is Fernando Henrique Cardoso, of the polician PSDB party (Socialist Democratic Brazilian Party); amongst the main polician parties, there are:  

PMDB - Democratic Movement Brazilian Party

PFL - Liberal Front Party

PT - Workers Party

PTB - Working Brazilian Party

PDT - Working Democratic Party

PSDB - Socialist Democratic Brazilian Party

PPB - Progressive Brazilian Party

PCdoB - Communist Party of Brazil

PPS - Popular Socialist Party

Economic aspects:

Brazil has  a Gross Internal Product (GIP) close to USS 800 billion, and the per capita GIP is close to USS 4,719.76. It has the biggest economy of Latin America, and well developed sectors in the area of agriculture, industry, commerce and jobs.   In agriculture, it is distinguished by the coffee production, soy, rice, meat, sugar cane, citric, cocoa. Its industrial park is distinguished by the production of chemical, shoes products, cement, iron, steel, airplanes, engines and automobiles, buses, machines, implements and equipment. It exports and imports around USS 50 billion per year; it has around 50 million television sets, 40 million fixed and cellular telephones, 70 million radios.

Other information (data, pictures, links) on Brazil can be found in the sections Data of Cities and States of Brazil, as well as in a study of analysis of the Census of 1991, at the NUTEP site. Results of the simplified demographic census of 1996, and of the demographic Census of 2000, fuller and still in progress census, can be gotten in the site of IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), the responsible agency on demographic surveys in the country.

It is interisting, also, to confer other sites, with a variety of information on Brazil, indicated in the section of "camera 4" of this WCAMS site.