BRAZIL

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Language

 Portugese (official), Spanish, English, French

Population

184,101,109 people

Government type

Federative republic

Religion

80% Roman Catholic (nominal)

Capital

Brasilia

 

Independence National holiday:


7 September 1822 (from Portugal)

 

Constitution:


5 October 1988

President

Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Vice President

Jose Alencar

 

 

GDP:


purchasing power parity - $1.375 trillion (2003 est.)


GDP - real growth rate:


-0.2% (2003 est.)


GDP - per capital:


purchasing power parity - $7,600 (2003 est.)


GDP - composition by sector:


agriculture: 10.2%
industry: 38.7%
services: 51.2% (2003 est.)


 

 

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