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GeographyLocation: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Area: Land boundaries: total 14,691 km, Argentina 1,224 km, Bolivia 3,400 km, Colombia 1,643km, French Guiana 673 km, Guyana 1,119 km, Paraguay 1,290 km, Peru 1,560km, Suriname 597 km, Uruguay 985 km, Venezuela 2,200 km Coastline: 7,491 km
PeoplePopulation: 160,737,489 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.22% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 21.16 births/1,000 population Death rate: 8.98 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 57.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.39 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Caucasion (includes Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish) 55%, mixed Caucasion and African 38%, African 6%, other (includes Japanese, Arab,Amerindian) 1% Religions: Roman Catholic (nominal) 70% Languages: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1991)
Government
Names:
Type: federal republic Capital: Brasilia Independence: 7 September 1822 (from Portugal) Constitution: 5 October 1988
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $886.3 billion National product real growth rate: 5.3% National product per capita: $5,580 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1,094% Unemployment rate: 4.9%
Electricity:
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