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| Official title |
Federative Republic of
Brazil |
| Ruling party |
PT - Partido dos Trabalhadores (Workers'
Party) |
| Capital |
Brasilia |
| Official
language |
Portuguese |
| Currency |
Real |
| Area |
8,511,965 sq km |
| Population |
190 million |
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Gross National Product |
$1 trillion (2000 est.); 11th largest
economy in the world. |
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Inflation Rate |
less than 10% per annum |
| GDP per capita |
$2,449 |
| GDP real growth |
3.6% |
| Trade balance |
$14,390m |
| Foreign debt |
$114.6bn |
Administrative divisions
26
states (estados, singular - estado) and
1
federal district* (distrito federal);
Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara, Distrito Federal*,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para,
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins.
Major Cities
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Sao Paulo
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Rio de Janeiro
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Belo Horizonte
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Porto Alegre
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Recife
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