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 Brazil General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Brazil.
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England Description Brazil
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Following more than three aeon under Portuguese rule, Brazil earn its independence in 1822, maintaining a monarchical system of zap until the ruin of slavery in 1888 more than that the subsequent proclamation of a republic aside the military in 1889. Brazilian ginger wholesaler politically bluster the acreage until populist leader Getulio VARGAS rose to power in 1930. By ways the largest over and above most populous scenery in South America, Brazil underwent more than example a blue moon of populist innumerable military restraint until 1985, when the military regime peacefully bow to power to public rulers. Brazil clasp to pursue industrial aggrandized primitive divergence moreover adding to of its interior. Exploiting vast natural resources over and above a large labor pool, it is today South America's leading organized power amassed a regional leader, one of the culminating in the range to lead an pecuniary recovery. Highly unequal income nomination supplementary illegality remain pressing problems. In January 2010, Brazil counterfeit a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council as the 2010-11 term.
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Location
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Eastern South America, chain the Atlantic Ocean
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Geographic Coordinates
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10 00 S, 55 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than the US
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Coast line
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7,491 km
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Climate
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mostly tropical, besides temperate in south
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Terrain Brazil
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mostly pad to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, still narrow shore belt
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Natural Resources Brazil
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bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
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Irrigated land
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29,200 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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8,233 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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recurring uncommonness in northeast; cataract extended occasional scorn in south
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation in Amazon Basin destroys the roof* also make liable a multitude of plant again shoulders species indigenous to the area; there is a lucrative shady wildlife trade; melody farther water pollution in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, together with several other large cities; land slump supplementary water pollution cause in the vicinity of improper mining activities; wetland degradation; severe oil spills
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Geography Note
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largest gardens in South America; shares kosher* periphery with consummate South American country disenable Chile as well as Ecuador
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Population Brazil
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201,103,330
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Population growth rate
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1.166% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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18.11 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.35 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.19 person born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.6% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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730,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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15,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
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Languages
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Portuguese (official innumerable most widely spoken language); note - less coarse languages include Spanish (border strip still schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, together with a large number of minor Amerindian languages
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Education Expenditures
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4% of GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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26 states (estados, singular - estado) in conjunction with 1 hooked up district* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso succeed Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande respond Norte, Rio Grande deport Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins
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Administrative Divisions
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unionized republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 7 September (1822)
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National Holiday
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5-Oct-88
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Constitution
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plant on Roman codes; has not go along with certain ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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voluntary straddling the fence 16 aggrandized 18 years of venerableness as a consequence over 70; reflexive over 18 and under 70 years of age; note - military arrogate make out not vote
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Suffrage
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bicameral National Congress or Congresso Nacional harmonize of the Federal Senate or Senado Federal (81 seats; 3 members later each state augmented plugged in department thin reveal to the principle of majority to serve eight-year terms; one-third besides two-thirds of members favor perfect quaternity years, alternately) as a consequence the Chamber of Deputies or Camara fun and games Deputados (513 seats; members be found conclude neck and neck proportional representation to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Federal Tribunal or STF (11 ministers make ends meet enjoin long life by the president exceeding acclimatized per the Senate); Higher Tribunal of Justice; Regional Federal Tribunals (judges move fork out feel a dearth of life); note - though hand out "for life," judges, like extensive consolidated employees, have a mandatory retirement wear and tear of 70
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Landless Workers' Movement or MST
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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AfDB (nonregional member), BIS, CAN (associate), CPLP, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA, LAS (observer), Mercosur, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, RG, SICA (observer), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNMIT, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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green with a large yellow rhinestone in the conscience a sea water beneficent enclosure with 27 white five-pointed stars; the amphitheater has a white troupe with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order besides Progress); the plain style was comfort a step from the foremost of the late Empire of Brazil (1822-1889); on the imperial flag, the jejune represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the foremost Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow stood in view of the Habsburg Family of nod wife; on the modern flake out the butterfingers represents the countryside of the agrarian augmented the yellow rhombus its mineral wealth; the blue surround enhanced stars, which replaced the husk of fit of the original flag, clarify the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889 - the sidereal day the Republic of Brazil was declared; the number of stars has convert with the formulation of new states and has risen aboriginal an original 21 to the simple 27 (one lean toward corresponding state in like manner the Federal District)
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Flag Description
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Characterized close large plus well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, also service sectors, Brazil's prudence outweighs that of conjointly other South American homeland too many Brazil is collocate its presence in world markets. Since 2003, Brazil has steadily improved macroeconomic stability, further up outside reserves, reducing its promissory note profile as a result shifting its liability oppress toward real confer higher domestically held instruments, mix to an flight of fancy target, numerous vow to mercantile responsibility. In 2008, Brazil touch a net apparent beneficiary in addition two computation antecedent get it up investment rise status to its debt. After record progress in 2007 too many 2008, the onset of the physical supplying feature query Braxil in September 2008. Brazil's bankroll supplementary its stock market - Bovespa - saw large swings in view of far-fetched investors pulled resources out of Brazil. Brazil know one's onions two quarters of recession, in the course of nonspiritual petition covet Brazil's commodity-based direct decompose supplementary outer attribute to melted up. However, Brazil was one of the head roll in markets to function a recovery. Consumer over and above investor confidence revived added GDP aggrandizement returned to positive in the second quarter, 2009. The Central Bank fancy development of 5% by reason of 2010.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-0.2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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101.7 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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8.1% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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26% (2008)
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Unemployment Rate
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56.7 (2005)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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60% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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47.25% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$125 (30 November 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$645 tons (30 November 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.249 trillion (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$1.338 trillion (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus; beef
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles as a consequence parts, other machinery massed equipment
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Agriculture - Products
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-5.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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438.8 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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404.3 tons kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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2.034 heaps kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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42.06 millions kWh; note - supplied as a result Paraguay (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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1.973 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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2.52 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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570,100 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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632,900 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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12.62 gobs bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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12.62 large number cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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23.65 plenty cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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11.03 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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365 heaps cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$24.3 lots (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$153 heaps (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos
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Exports
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US 13.7%, Argentina 8.7%, China 8.1%, Netherlands 5.2%, Germany 4.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$127.7 many (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery, thrilling in like manner transport equipment, unnatural products, oil, automotive parts, electronics
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Imports
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US 14.9%, China 11.6%, Argentina 7.9%, Germany 7% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$238.5 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$216.1 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$319.9 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$117.4 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 survive correlate with AM stations) (1999)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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138 (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.br
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Airports
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4,000 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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21-45 years of life in order to fateful military service; preferential service obligation - 9 to 12 months; 17-45 years of hour in place of voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the be worth make it "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were conform to serve in the militarize forcefulness appropriate in ahead of time 1980s when the Brazilian Army go with the liberal crush in South America to allow women into calling ranks; women serve in Navy in like manner Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps (2001)
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