Brazil

Federative Republic of Brazil

Latin America

Geography

Area: 8,511,965 sq km

One-half of the land surface and population of South America. The world’s fifth largest country in both area and population.

Population: 195,423,252    Annual Growth: 0.99%

Capital: Brasilia

Urbanites: 86.5%

HDI Rank: 75 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Official language: Portuguese    Languages: 193 All languages