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Brazil |
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| Name |
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Federative Republic of Brazil |
| Capital City |
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Brasilia |
| Official Language |
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Portuguese |
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| Population |
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186.112.794 inhabitants |
| Population (<15) |
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48.632.210 inhabitants |
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Environment
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- deforestation in Amazon Basin destroys the habitat and endangers a multitude of plant and animal species indigenous to the area;
- illegal wildlife trade;
- air and water pollution in large cities;
- land degradation and water pollution caused by improper mining activities;
- wetland degradation;
- severe oil spills |
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| Location |
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Eastern South America |
| Time Zone |
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GMT - 2h / GMT - 5 hours |
| National Day |
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7 September
(Independence Day, in 1822) |
| Currency |
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real (BRL) |
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| Area |
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8.511.965 sq km |
| Forest |
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60% |
| Land Boundaries |
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14.691 km |
| Coastline |
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7.491 km |
| Elevation Extremes |
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| Highest point |
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3.014 m (Pico da Neblina) |
| Lowest point |
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0 m (Atlantic Ocean) |
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| Weather |
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Equatorial climate (in the Amazon Region), with all-year rain; and the Tropical climate (Central and Northeastern Region), with well-defined dry and wet seasons. |
| Summer temperatures |
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25º / 35 ºC |
| Winter temperatures |
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15º / 25 ºC |
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