Brazil Nature & Economy

Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Population: 201,030,000 (2013 est.)
Land Area: 8514877 km2
Capital: Brasilia
Main cities: Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Recife, Porto Alegre
Languages: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
GDP: $2.24 trillion(2013 est.)
Monetary unit: Real
Exports: $225 billion f.o.b. (2014 est.)
Exports - commodities: transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos
Exports - partners: US 17.8%, Argentina 8.5%, China 6.1%, Netherlands 4.2%, Germany 4.1% (2006)
Imports: $229 billion f.o.b. (2014 est.)
Imports - commodities: machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products, oil, automotive parts, electronics
Imports - partners: US 16.2%, Argentina 8.8%, China 8.7%, Germany 7.1%, Nigeria 4.3%, Japan 4.2% (2006)
Land use:
arable land: 6.93%
permanent crops: 0.89%
other: 92.18% (2005)
Natural resources: bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber



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