Brazil

Brazil (orthographic projection)

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Federative Republic of Brazil República Federativa do Brasil (Portuguese)

Flag Coat of arms Motto: "Ordem e Progresso" (Portuguese) "Order and Progress" Anthem: Hino Nacional Brasileiro (Portuguese) "Brazilian National Anthem" National seal Selo Nacional do Brasil (Portuguese) "National Seal of Brazil"

Capital Brasília 15°45′S 47°57′W Largest city São Paulo Official languages Portuguese Demonym Brazilian Government Presidential Federal republic

• President Dilma Rousseff (2010-2014)
• Vice-President José Alencar (Brazilian Republican Party)
• President of the Chamber of Deputies Michel Temer (Brazilian Democratic Movement Party)
• President of the Senate José Sarney (Brazilian Democratic Movement Party)
• Chief Justice Gilmar Mendes

Legislature National Congress

• Upper House Federal Senate
• Lower House Chamber of Deputies

Independence from Portugal

• Declared 7 September 1822
• Recognized 29 August 1825
• Republic 15 November 1889
• Current constitution 5 October 1988

Area

• Total 8,514,877 km2 (5th)

3,287,597 sq mi

• Water (%) 0.65

Population

• 2009 estimate 192,272,890[1] (5th)
• 2007 census 189,987,291
• Density 22/km2 (182nd)

57/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2008 estimate

• Total $1.984 trillion[2] (9th)
• Per capita $10,465[2] (77th)

GDP (nominal) 2008 estimate

• Total $1.612 trillion [3] (10th)
• Per capita $8,295[2] (63rd)

Gini (2009) 49.3[4] HDI (2007) 0.813[5] (high) (75th) Currency Real (R$) (BRL) Time zone BRT[6] (UTC-2 to -4[6])

• Summer (DST) BRST (UTC-2 to -4)

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