| Land area (sq. km) |
8,459,420.00 |
WDI |
| Arable land (% of land area) |
6.97 |
WDI |
| Population, total |
183,912,544.00 |
WDI |
| Population growth (annual %) |
1.37 |
WDI |
| Population density (people per sq. km) |
21.74 |
WDI |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
88.62 |
WDI/UN/UNICEF |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
70.93 |
WDI |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
31.80 |
WDI |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)** |
22.0 (1998 est.) |
WDI/CIA/UNICEF |
| Urban population (% of total) |
83.60 |
WDI |
| Ethnic breakdown |
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) |
CIA |
| Religious breakdown |
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) |
CIA |
| Language |
Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French |
CIA |
| Capital City |
Brasilia |
CIA |
| Character of government |
Federative Republic; Administrative Division: 26 states and 1 federal districts; Independence day: 3 March 1878 (from Portugal) |
CIA* |
| Current President/Prime Minister |
President Luiz Inacio LULA DA SILVA (since 1 January 2003) |
CIA* |
| Executive branch description |
President is the chief of staff and head of government. cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a single four-year term. |
CIA* |
| Legislative branch description |
bicameral National Congress or Congresso Nacional consists of the Federal Senate or Senado Federal (81 seats; 3 members from each state and federal district elected according to the principle of majority to serve eight-year terms |
CIA* |
| Judicial branch description |
Supreme Federal Tribunal (11 ministers are appointed for life by the president and confirmed by the Senate); Higher Tribunal of Justice; Regional Federal Tribunals (judges are appointed for life) |
CIA |
| Women in national parliament (% of total) |
9.00 |
WDI |
| Foreign aid per capita (current US$) |
1.55 |
WDI |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflow (BoP, current US$ bn) ** |
18.17 |
WDI |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
4.90 |
WDI |
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) |
3,563.52 |
WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
6.60 |
WDI |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
1.45 |
WDI/CIA/WRI |
| Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) |
7.10 (1998) |
WDI/WRI/Dept of State/UNICEF |
| Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
3.44 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Education expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
4.15 (2002) |
WDI/WRI |
| Main export |
transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos |
CIA |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) |
11.50 |
WDI/CIA |
| External debt, total (DOD, current US$) |
222,025,596,928.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| Currency |
Real (BRL) |
CIA |
| Local Currency Rate, per US$ |
2.93 |
CIA |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
119.62 |
WDI/Comp Industry Almanac |
| Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
356.72 |
WDI |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
105.21 |
WDI |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
230.45 |
WDI |
