Sunday, December 7, 2008

Brazil

Full country name: República Federativa do Brasil

Area: 8.51 million sq km

Population: 175 million

Capital City: Brasília

People: 55% European descent, 38% mulatto, 6% African descent, 1% other.

Languages: Portuguese

Religion: 70% Roman Catholic; also a significant proportion who either belong to various cults or practice Indian animism

Government: federative republic

President: President Luíz Inácio 'Lula' da Silva

GDP: US$650 billion

GDP per head: US$7,600

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