Outline of Brazil
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The Federative Republic of Brazil is a sovereign country located in South America.[1] Brazil is the most extensive country in South America and the world's fifth most extensive country, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy.[1] Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of over 7,491 kilometers (4,655 mi).[1] It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana and the overseas department of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos are part of the Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz.[1]
Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until its independence in 1822.[1] Initially independent as the Brazilian Empire, the country has been a republic since 1889, although the bicameral legislature; now called Congress, dates back to 1824, when the first constitution was ratified.[1] Its current Constitution defines Brazil as a Federal Republic.[2] The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities.[2][3]
Because Portuguese is the official language of the country, Brazil is the only Lusophone nation in the Americas, making their culture and national identity quite different from their Hispanic neighbors.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Brazil:
[edit] General reference
- Pronunciation: /bɹəˈzɪl/ (
listen)
- Portuguese: [bɾaˈziw]
- Common English country name: Brazil
- Official English country name: The Federative Republic of Brazil
- Common endonym: Brasil
- Official endonym: República Federativa do Brasil
- Adjectival and denomynic: Brazilian
- Etymology: Name of Brazil
- International rankings of Brazil
- ISO country codes: BR, BRA, 076
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .br
[edit] Geography of Brazil
Main article: Geography of Brazil
- Brazil is: a country
- Location:
- Western Hemisphere, on the Equator
- Time zones:
- UTC-02: Fernando de Noronha, Trindade, Martin Vaz, Atol das Rocas, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks
- UTC-03, October–February UTC-02: Distrito Federal, Espirito Santo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo
- UTC-03: Alagoas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Tocantins
- UTC-04, October–February UTC-03: Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul
- UTC-04: Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia, Roraima
- Extreme points of Brazil
- High: Pico da Neblina 2,994 m (9,823 ft)
- Low: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 16,885 km
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Bolivia 3,423 km
Peru 2,995 km
Venezuela 2,200 km
Colombia 1,644 km
Guyana 1,606 km
Paraguay 1,365 km
Argentina 1,261 km
Uruguay 1,068 km
French Guiana 730 km
Suriname 593 km
- Coastline: 7,491 km
- Population of Brazil: 187,393,918(2008) - 5th most populous country
- Area of Brazil: 8,514,877 square kilometres (3,287,612 sq mi) - 5th largest country
- Atlas of Brazil
[edit] Environment of Brazil
Main article: Environment of Brazil
- Climate of Brazil
- Ecoregions in Brazil
- Environmental issues in Brazil
- Geology of Brazil
- Protected areas of Brazil
- Renewable energy in Brazil
- Wildlife of Brazil
[edit] Natural geographic features of Brazil
Main article: Landforms of Brazil
- Fjords of Brazil
- Glaciers of Brazil
- Islands of Brazil
- Lakes of Brazil
- Mountains of Brazil
- Rivers of Brazil
- Valleys of Brazil
- World Heritage Sites in Brazil
[edit] Regions of Brazil
- Main article: Regions of Brazil
[edit] Statistical regions
Further information: Macroregions
[edit] Socio-geographic divisions
Main article: Brazil Socio-Geographic Division
[edit] Ecoregions of Brazil
- Main article: Ecoregions in Brazil
[edit] Administrative divisions of Brazil
- Main article: Administrative divisions of Brazil
[edit] States of Brazil
Main article: States of Brazil
| Flag | State | Abbreviation | Capital | Area (km²) | Population (2005) | Density (2005) | GDP (% total) (2004) | GDP per capita (US$) (2004) | HDI (2005) | Literacy (2003) | Infant Mortality (2002) | Life Expectancy (2004) |
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Acre | AC | Rio Branco | 152,581.4 | 707,125 | 4.30 | 3,242,123 (0.2%) | 5,143 | 0.751 | 84% | 29.8‰ | 71.7 |
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Alagoas | AL | Maceió | 27,767.7 | 3,093,994 | 108.61 | 11,556,013 (0.7%) | 3,877 | 0.677 | 70% | 48.2‰ | 66.0 |
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Amapá | AP | Macapá | 142,814.6 | 648,553 | 4.16 | 3,720,013 (0.2%) | 6,796 | 0.780 | 91% | 22.5‰ | 69.8 |
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Amazonas | AM | Manaus | 1,570,745.7 | 3,393,369 | 2.05 | 35,889,111 (2.1%) | 11,434 | 0.780 | 94% | 24.3‰ | 73.4 |
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Bahia | BA | Salvador | 564,692.7 | 14,637,364 | 24.46 | 86,882,488 (4.9%) | 6,350 | 0.742 | 79% | 31.4‰ | 71.4 |
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Ceará | CE | Fortaleza | 148,825.6 | 8,547,809 | 54.40 | 33,261,175 (1.9%) | 4,170 | 0.723 | 78% | 27.6‰ | 69.6 |
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Distrito Federal | DF | Brasília | 5,822.1 | 2,606,885 | 400.73 | 43,522,926 (2.5%) | 19,071 | 0.874 | 96% | 15.8‰ | 74.9 |
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Espírito Santo | ES | Vitória | 46,077.5 | 3,487,199 | 73.97 | 34,488,268 (2.0%) | 10,289 | 0.802 | 90% | 17.7‰ | 73.1 |
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Goiás | GO | Goiânia | 340,086.7 | 5,926,300 | 16.52 | 41,316,658 (2.3%) | 7,501 | 0.800 | 90% | 18.3‰ | 72.8 |
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Maranhão | MA | São Luís | 331,983.3 | 6,103,327 | 18.38 | 16,547,977 (0.9%) | 2,748 | 0.683 | 77% | 36.5‰ | 66.8 |
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Mato Grosso | MT | Cuiabá | 903,357.9 | 2,803,274 | 3.10 | 27,935,132 (1.6%) | 10,162 | 0.796 | 90% | 19.2‰ | 72.6 |
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Mato Grosso do Sul | MS | Campo Grande | 357,125.0 | 2,264,468 | 6.34 | 19,954,505 (1.1%) | 8,945 | 0.802 | 91% | 16.9‰ | 73.2 |
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Minas Gerais | MG | Belo Horizonte | 586,528.3 | 19,237,450 | 32.79 | 166,564,882 (9.4%) | 8,771 | 0.800 | 89% | 19.1‰ | 74.1 |
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Pará | PA | Belém | 1,247,689.5 | 6,970,586 | 5.58 | 34,196,694 (1.9%) | 4,992 | 0.755 | 90% | 23.0‰ | 71.4 |
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Paraíba | PB | João Pessoa | 56,439.8 | 3,595,886 | 63.71 | 14,863,913 (0.9%) | 4,165 | 0.718 | 75% | 35.2‰ | 68.3 |
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Paraná | PR | Curitiba | 199,314.9 | 10,686,247 | 51.48 | 108,699,740 (6.2%) | 10,725 | 0.820 | 93% | 17.3‰ | 73.5 |
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Pernambuco | PE | Recife | 98,311.6 | 8,413,593 | 85.58 | 47,697,268 (2.7%) | 5,730 | 0.718 | 79% | 35.7‰ | 67.5 |
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Piauí | PI | Teresina | 251,529.2 | 3,006,885 | 11.95 | 8,611,106 (0.5%) | 2,892 | 0.703 | 72% | 26.2‰ | 68.2 |
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Rio de Janeiro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 43,696.1 | 16,010,429 | 352.05 | 222,564,408 (12.6%) | 14,639 | 0.832 | 96% | 18.3‰ | 72.4 |
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Rio Grande do Norte | RN | Natal | 52,796.8 | 3,003,087 | 56.88 | 15,906,902 (0.9%) | 5,370 | 0.738 | 77% | 32.2‰ | 69.8 |
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Rio Grande do Sul | RS | Porto Alegre | 281,748.5 | 10,845,087 | 38.49 | 142,874,611 (8.1%) | 13,320 | 0.832 | 95% | 12.7‰ | 74.5 |
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Rondônia | RO | Porto Velho | 237,576.2 | 1,534,594 | 6.46 | 9,744,908 (0.6%) | 6,238 | 0.776 | 92% | 22.4‰ | 70.6 |
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Roraima | RR | Boa Vista | 224,299.0 | 391,317 | 1.74 | 1,864,318 (0.1%) | 4,881 | 0.750 | 91% | 18.1‰ | 69.3 |
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Santa Catarina | SC | Florianópolis | 95,346.2 | 5,866,568 | 61.53 | 70,208,541 (4.0%) | 12,159 | 0.840 | 95% | 15.0‰ | 74.8 |
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São Paulo | SP | São Paulo | 248,209.4 | 42,342,877 | 162.93 | 546,607,616 (30.9%) | 13,725 | 0.833 | 95% | 14.5‰ | 73.7 |
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Sergipe | SE | Aracaju | 21,910.3 | 1,967,761 | 89.81 | 13,121,517 (0.7%) | 6,782 | 0.742 | 90% | 31.4‰ | 70.3 |
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Tocantins | TO | Palmas | 277,620.9 | 1,305,728 | 4.70 | 4,768,864 (0.3%) | 3,776 | 0.756 | 83% | 25.6‰ | 70.7 |
[edit] Municipalities of Brazil
Main article: Municipalities of Brazil
- Capital of Brazil: Brasília
- Cities of Brazil
[edit] Demography of Brazil
- Main article: Demographics of Brazil
For demographics data, see chart presented under "States of Brazil", above.
[edit] Government and politics of Brazil
- Main article: Government of Brazil and Politics of Brazil
- Form of government: federal presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Brazil: Brasília
- Elections in Brazil
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in Brazil
- Political scandals of Brazil
- Taxation in Brazil
[edit] Branches of government
Main article: Government of Brazil
[edit] Executive branch of the government of Brazil
[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Brazil
[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Brazil
Main article: Court system of Brazil
[edit] State-level judiciary
- Main article: State-level judiciary of Brazil
[edit] Federal-level judicial branch
Main article: Federal courts of Brazil
[edit] Superior courts
[edit] Second instance Courts
[edit] First instance courts
[edit] Foreign relations of Brazil
Main article: Foreign relations of Brazil
[edit] International organization membership
The Federative Republic of Brazil is a member of:[1]
[edit] Law and order in Brazil
- Main article: Law of Brazil
- Capital punishment in Brazil
- Constitution of Brazil
- Crime in Brazil
- Human rights in Brazil
- Law enforcement in Brazil
[edit] Military of Brazil
- Main article: Military of Brazil
- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Brazil
- Military ranks of Brazil
[edit] Local government in Brazil
Main article: Local government in Brazil
[edit] History of Brazil
- Main article: History of Brazil and Timeline of the history of Brazil
[edit] Culture of Brazil
- Main article: Culture of Brazil
- Architecture of Brazil
- Cuisine of Brazil
- Ethnic minorities in Brazil
- Festivals in Brazil
- Humor in Brazil
- Languages of Brazil
- Media in Brazil
- National symbols of Brazil
- People of Brazil
- Prostitution in Brazil
- Public holidays in Brazil
- Records of Brazil
- Religion in Brazil
- World Heritage Sites in Brazil
[edit] Art in Brazil
- Art in Brazil
- Cinema of Brazil
- Literature of Brazil
- Music of Brazil
- Television in Brazil
- Theatre in Brazil
[edit] Sports in Brazil
- Main article: Sports in Brazil
[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Brazil
- Main article: Economy of Brazil
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 10th (tenth)
- Agriculture in Brazil
- Banking in Brazil
- Communications in Brazil
- Companies of Brazil
- Currency of Brazil: Real
- Economic history of Brazil
- Energy in Brazil
- Health care in Brazil
- Mining in Brazil
- São Paulo Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Brazil
- Transport in Brazil
- Water supply and sanitation in Brazil
[edit] Education in Brazil
- Main article: Education in Brazil
[edit] Health in Brazil
Main article: Health in Brazil
[edit] See also
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Portuguese language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Main article: Brazil
- All pages beginning with "Brazil"
- All pages with titles containing "Brazil"
- All pages beginning with "Brazilian"
- All pages with titles containing "Brazilian"
- Index of Brazil-related articles
- List of Brazil-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of geography
- Outline of South America
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Brazil". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ a b "Brazilian Federal Constitution" (in Portuguese). Presidency of the Republic. 1988. http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/Constituicao/Constituiçao.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-03. "Brazilian Federal Constitution". v-brazil.com. 2007. http://www.v-brazil.com/government/laws/titleI.html. Retrieved 2008-06-03. "Unofficial translate"
- ^ "Territorial units of the municipality level" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. 2008. http://www.sidra.ibge.gov.br/bda/territorio/tabunit.asp?n=6&t=2&z=t&o=4. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
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