Area:
total: 8,514,877 sq km
country comparison to the world: 5 land: 8,459,417 sq km
water: 55,460 sq km
note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade,
Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo.
Land Boundaries:
total: 16,885 km
border countries: Argentina 1,261 km, Bolivia 3,423 km, Colombia 1,644 km, French Guiana 730 km,
Guyana 1,606 km, Paraguay 1,365 km, Peru 2,995 km, Suriname 593 km, Uruguay 1,068 km, Venezuela 2,200 km.
Population:
203,429,773 (July 2011 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)
Government Type:
Federal Republic.
Capital:
Brasilia
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.
GDP:
$2.172 trillion (2010 est.).
GDP – Real Growth Rate:
7.5% (2010 est.).
GDP – per capita:
$10,800 (2010 est.).
Inflation Rate – Consumer Price:
4.9% (2010 est.).
Exports:
$199.7 billion (2010 est.)
Export Partners:
China 12.5%, US 10.5%, Argentina 8.4%, Netherlands 5.4%, Germany 4.1% (2009).
Imports:
$187.7 billion (2010 est.).
Imports Partners:
US 16.1%, China 12.6%, Argentina 8.8%, Germany 7.7%, Japan 4.3% (2009)