OFFICIAL NAME: Federative Republic of Brazil CAPITAL: Brasilia SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Multiparty Federal Republic AREA: 8,511,965 Sq Km (3,286,488 Sq Mi) ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION 175,891,100 LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Brazil is located in East Central South America and occupies nearly 50% of the South American Continent. It is bound by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana to the north, Colombia to the northwest, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay to the west, Argentina ...

The Library of Congress >> Especially for Researchers >> Research Centers Home >> Country Studies >> BrazilFind in Federal Research Division Pages Researchers Web Pages All Library of Congress Pages A Country Study: Brazil Library of Congress Call Number F2508 .B846 1998 Brazil Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Table A. Selected Acronyms and Abbreviations Table B. Chronology of Important Events Country Profile Country Geography Society Economy Transportati ...

. . |2000 INDEX| 1999 INDEX 1996 INDEX Introduction Geography Population Government Economy Communicat's Transportation Military Transnational Issues Maps Flags . Feedback =========== [TOP] Brazil Geography 2000 Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Geographic coordinates: 10 00 S, 55 00 W Map references: South America Area: total: 8,511,965 sq km land: 8,456,510 sq km water: 5 ...

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The original flag was introduced on Sept. 7, 1822, when Dom Pedro declared independence from Portugal. In 1889 the blue disk and the motto Ordem e Progresso ("Order and Progress") were added. The Brazilian states and territories are symbolized by the constellations of stars. Green is for the land, yellow for gold and other mineral wealth. Brazil Official name: República Federativa do Brasil (Federative Republic of Brazil). Form of government: multiparty federal rep ...

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Skip Navigation Links South America | World Country (long form)Federative Republic of Brazil CapitalBrasilia Total Area3,286,488.06 sq mi 8,511,965.00 sq km (slightly smaller than the US) Population174,468,575 (July 2001 est.) note: Brazil took an intercensal count in August 1996 which reported a population of 157,079,573; that figure was about 5% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, which is close to the implied underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census; estima ...

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