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Facts
| Official name: |
Federal Republic of Brazil |
| Independence: |
7 September 1822 (from Portugal) |
| National Holiday |
Independence Day, 7 September (1822) |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic (nominal) 80% |
| Literacy |
83.3 % |
| Government Type: |
Republic |
| Area: |
8,511,965 sq km |
| Population: |
176,029,560 (est 2002) |
| Capital: |
Brasilia |
| Official language: |
Portuguese (official), Spanish, English,
French |
| Currency: |
real (BRL) |
| Exchange rate: |
2.378 per USD (January 2002) |
| Industries: |
textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber,
iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other
machinery and equipment |
| Natural Resources: |
bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum,
tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber |
| GDP per capita: |
$7,400 (2000 est.) |
| GDP real growth: |
1.9% (2001 est.) |
| Unemployment: |
6.4% (2001 est.) |
| Inflation: |
7.7% (2001) |
| Foreign debt: |
$251 billion (2001) |
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