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 |