Brazil

Local Name:Brasil
Captial:Brasília
Continent:South America
Major Cities:Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Recife, Fortaleza
Government
Constitutional Form:Republic
Head of State:Executive
Basis of Executive: Presidency is independent of legislature
Head of State and Government: President Dilma Rousseff
Area
Area Rank: 5
Total Area: 8,514,877 km2(3,287,612 sqmi)
Land: 8,459,417 km2(3,266,199 sqmi)
Water: 55,460 km2(21,410 sqmi)
Water in Percent: 0.65%
Population
Population Rank: 5
Population: 192,376,496
Date: 1-Jul-11
World Population: 2.75%
Source : Official estimate
Languages:Portuguese
Currency
Currency: Brazilian real
Currency Sign: R$
Currency ISO Code: BRL
Fractional Unit: Centavo
Number to Basic: 100
Time Zone
Number of Time Zones: 3
Time Zone: UTC−04:00 (Brasília time −1) — Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Acre
UTC−03:00 (Brasília time) — the Southeast Region, the South Region, the Northeast Region (except some islands), Goias, Distrito Federal, Tocantins, Pará, Amapa
UTC−02:00 (Brasília time +1) — few islands on the east coast of Brazil (Fernando de Noronha, Trindade, Martin Vaz, Atol das Rocas, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks)
International Codes
ISD Code: +55
ISO Code A2: BR
ISO Code A3: BRA
ISO Number: 076
Coordinates
Latitude: -10
Longitude: -55
Information: Brazil News
Drive on:Right side