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+ | ==Politics== | ||
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+ | The composition of the current cabinet is as follows: | ||
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+ | *Minister of Aeronautics: Sérgio Fortes | ||
+ | *Minister of Agriculture: Antônio Corrêa Prestes | ||
+ | *Minister of Communications: Vítor Ribeiro | ||
+ | *Minister of Development, Industry, and Commerce: Augusto Geisel | ||
+ | *Minister of Education: Mário Rodrigues | ||
+ | *Minister of External Relations: Deodoro Cabral | ||
+ | *Minister of Finance: José Salazar | ||
+ | *Minister of Health: Francisco Pinheiro | ||
+ | *Minister of Justice: Paulo Inácio dos Santos | ||
+ | *Minister of Labor and Employment: Afonso Luiza Rezende | ||
+ | *Minister of Mines and Energy: Luís de Campos Meirelles | ||
+ | *Minister of the Navy: Carlos Guimarães Rosa | ||
+ | *Minister of Planning, Budget, and Management: Gilberto de Alencar Tavares | ||
+ | *Minister of Transport: Fernando Cautiero e Silva | ||
+ | *Minister of War: João Vieira Soares | ||
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Revision as of 20:16, 15 June 2008
República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil Republic of the United States of Brazil | |
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Flag | Coat of arms |
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Motto "Ordem e Progresso" (Portuguese) "Order and Progress" | |
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Anthem Hino Nacional Brasileiro (National Anthem of Brazil) | |
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Capital Largest city | Brasília 15°45′S 47°57′W São Paulo |
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Official languages | Portuguese |
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Demonym | Brazilian |
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Government - President - Vice-President | Unitary presidential republic João de Oliveira Mendonça Afonso Branco |
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Independence - Declared - Recognized - Republic - Coup d'état | from Portugal September 7, 1822 August 29, 1825 November 15, 1889 March 31, 1964 |
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Area - Total - Water (%) | 8,514,877 km² 3,287,597 sq mi 0.65 |
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Population - 2008 estimate - 2007 census - Density | 186,757,608 183,987,291 22/km² 57/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2007 estimate $1.804 trillion $11,873 |
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GDP (nominal) - Total - Per capita | 2007 estimate $1.313 trillion $6,842 |
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Gini (2005) | 56.6 (high) |
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HDI (2005) | 0.800 (high) |
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Currency | Real (R$) (BRL )
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Time zone - Summer (DST) | BRT (UTC -2 to -4) BRST (UTC -2 to -3) |
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Internet TLD | .br |
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Calling code | +55 |
Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil), officially the Republic of the United States of Brazil (Portuguese: República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil) is a country in South America. to be continued
States of Brazil
- Amazonas
- Pará
- Maranhão
- Piauí
- Ceará
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Paraíba
- Pernambuco
- Alagoas
- Sergipe
- Bahia
- Espírito Santo
- Rio de Janeiro
- Minas Gerais
- Goiás
- Mato Grosso
- São Paulo
- Paraná
- Santa Catarina
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Distrito Federal
List of Brazilian states
State | Abbreviation | Capital | Area | Population (2005) | Density |
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Alagaos | AL | Maceió | 27,767.7 km² | 3,015,912 | 108.61 |
Amazonas | AM | Manaus | 1,947,626.1 km² | 4,279,690 | 2.2 |
Bahia | BA | Salvador | 564,692.7 km² | 13,815,334 | 24.46 |
Ceará | CE | Fortazela | 148,825.6 km² | 8,097,276 | 54.40 |
Distrito Federal | DF | Brasília | 5,802 km² | 2,383,784 | 410.9 |
Espírito Santo | ES | Vitória | 46,077.5 km² | 3,408,365 | 73.97 |
Goiás | GO | Goiânia | 623,529.7 km² | 9,258,753 | 14.85 |
Maranhão | MA | São Luís | 331,983.3 km² | 6,103,327 | 18.38 |
Mato Grosso | MT | Cuiabá | 1,498,059.1 km² | 6,602,336 | 4.4 |
Minas Gerais | MG | Belo Horizonte | 586,528.3 km² | 19,237,450 | 32.79 |
Pará | PA | Belém | 1,390,504.1 km² | 7,565,173 | 5.44 |
Paraíba | PB | João Pessoa | 56,439.8 km² | 3,595,886 | 63.71 |
Paraná | PR | Curitiba | 199,314.9 km² | 10,261,856 | 51.48 |
Pernambuco | PE | Recife | 98,311.6 km² | 8,413,593 | 85.58 |
Piauí | PI | Teresina | 251,529.2 km² | 3,006,885 | 11.95 |
Rio de Janeiro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 43,696.1km² | 15,383,407 | 352.05 |
Rio Grande do Norte | RN | Natal | 52,796.8 km² | 3,003,087 | 56.88 |
Rio Grande do Sul | RS | Porto Alegre | 281,748.5 km² | 10,845,087 | 38.49 |
Santa Catarina | SC | Florianópolis | 95,346.2 km² | 5,866,568 | 61.53 |
São Paulo | SP | São Paulo | 248,209.4 km² | 40,442,795 | 162.93 |
Sergipe | SE | Aracaju | 21,910.3 km² | 1,967,761 | 89.81 |
Politics
to be added
The composition of the current cabinet is as follows:
- Minister of Aeronautics: Sérgio Fortes
- Minister of Agriculture: Antônio Corrêa Prestes
- Minister of Communications: Vítor Ribeiro
- Minister of Development, Industry, and Commerce: Augusto Geisel
- Minister of Education: Mário Rodrigues
- Minister of External Relations: Deodoro Cabral
- Minister of Finance: José Salazar
- Minister of Health: Francisco Pinheiro
- Minister of Justice: Paulo Inácio dos Santos
- Minister of Labor and Employment: Afonso Luiza Rezende
- Minister of Mines and Energy: Luís de Campos Meirelles
- Minister of the Navy: Carlos Guimarães Rosa
- Minister of Planning, Budget, and Management: Gilberto de Alencar Tavares
- Minister of Transport: Fernando Cautiero e Silva
- Minister of War: João Vieira Soares