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Brazil General Profile |
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| Official Name: | Federative Republic of Brazil |
| Capital: | Brasilia (Current local time) |
| Government Type: | Federal Republic |
| Chief of State: | Dilma Vana Rousseff, President |
| Population: | 201.1 million |
| Area: | 3,290,000 square miles; slightly smaller than the U.S. |
| Languages: | Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French |
| Literacy: | Total Population: [88.6%]; Male: [88.4%]; Female: [88.8%] |
| GDP Per Capita: | $10,900 (2010 est.) |
| Year of Independence: | 1822 |
| Government Web site: | www.brasil.gov.br |
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Brazil's Flag: Officially adopted on November 15, 1889, the flag is green, symbolic of Brazil's lush fields and forests, and its primary feature is a large yellow diamond, symbolic of Brazil's wealth in gold, and in its center floats a blue celestial globe. It includes 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil. The globe displays a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (translated to Order and Progress). |
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Resources
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Links to websites providing general historical, statistical, economic, cultural and updated news information about Brazil. |
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Links to websites providing specific information about Brazil in the areas of economics, education, energy, government, health, human rights, geography, populations/demographics, travel and moving to Brazil. |
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Links to websites providing international perspectives on Brazil trade (e.g., customs clearance, trade requirements, etc.) and Brazilian government trade and investment-related web resources (in English). |
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Links to global trade development organization websites (e.g., WTO, IMF, World Bank, etc.). |
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Links to Brazilian government websites containing relevant information, separated by language. |
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Link to paper distributed by Ministry of External Relations. |
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Tools
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