Brazil

From Roach Busters

Revision as of 19:15, 15 June 2008 (edit) Knut (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff		Revision as of 20:16, 15 June 2008 (edit) (undo) Knut (Talk | contribs) Next diff →
Line 321:		Line 321:
	| Sergipe || SE || Aracaju || 21,910.3 km² || 1,967,761 || 89.81		| Sergipe || SE || Aracaju || 21,910.3 km² || 1,967,761 || 89.81
	|}		|}
		+
		+	==Politics==
		+	to be added
		+
		+	The composition of the current cabinet is as follows:
		+
		+	*Minister of Aeronautics: Sérgio Fortes
		+	*Minister of Agriculture: Antônio Corrêa Prestes
		+	*Minister of Communications: Vítor Ribeiro
		+	*Minister of Development, Industry, and Commerce: Augusto Geisel
		+	*Minister of Education: Mário Rodrigues
		+	*Minister of External Relations: Deodoro Cabral
		+	*Minister of Finance: José Salazar
		+	*Minister of Health: Francisco Pinheiro
		+	*Minister of Justice: Paulo Inácio dos Santos
		+	*Minister of Labor and Employment: Afonso Luiza Rezende
		+	*Minister of Mines and Energy: Luís de Campos Meirelles
		+	*Minister of the Navy: Carlos Guimarães Rosa
		+	*Minister of Planning, Budget, and Management: Gilberto de Alencar Tavares
		+	*Minister of Transport: Fernando Cautiero e Silva
		+	*Minister of War: João Vieira Soares
	[[Category:Brazil| ]]		[[Category:Brazil| ]]
	[[Category:Nations]]		[[Category:Nations]]

---

Revision as of 20:16, 15 June 2008

República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil Republic of the United States of Brazil
Flag	Coat of arms
Motto "Ordem e Progresso" (Portuguese) "Order and Progress"
Anthem Hino Nacional Brasileiro (National Anthem of Brazil)
Capital Largest city	Brasília 15°45′S 47°57′W São Paulo
Official languages	Portuguese
Demonym	Brazilian
Government  - President  - Vice-President	Unitary presidential republic João de Oliveira Mendonça Afonso Branco
Independence  - Declared  - Recognized  - Republic  - Coup d'état	from Portugal September 7, 1822 August 29, 1825 November 15, 1889 March 31, 1964
Area  - Total  - Water (%)	8,514,877 km² 3,287,597 sq mi 0.65
Population  - 2008 estimate  - 2007 census  - Density	186,757,608 183,987,291 22/km² 57/sq mi
GDP (PPP)  - Total  - Per capita	2007 estimate $1.804 trillion $11,873
GDP (nominal)  - Total  - Per capita	2007 estimate $1.313 trillion $6,842
Gini (2005)	56.6 (high)
HDI (2005)	0.800 (high)
Currency	Real (R$) (BRL)
Time zone - Summer (DST)	BRT (UTC -2 to -4) BRST (UTC -2 to -3)
Internet TLD	.br
Calling code	+55

Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil), officially the Republic of the United States of Brazil (Portuguese: República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil) is a country in South America. to be continued

States of Brazil

1. Amazonas
2. Pará
3. Maranhão
4. Piauí
5. Ceará
6. Rio Grande do Norte
7. Paraíba
8. Pernambuco
9. Alagoas
10. Sergipe
11. Bahia
12. Espírito Santo
13. Rio de Janeiro
14. Minas Gerais
15. Goiás
16. Mato Grosso
17. São Paulo
18. Paraná
19. Santa Catarina
20. Rio Grande do Sul
21. Distrito Federal

List of Brazilian states

State	Abbreviation	Capital	Area	Population (2005)	Density
Alagaos	AL	Maceió	27,767.7 km²	3,015,912	108.61
Amazonas	AM	Manaus	1,947,626.1 km²	4,279,690	2.2
Bahia	BA	Salvador	564,692.7 km²	13,815,334	24.46
Ceará	CE	Fortazela	148,825.6 km²	8,097,276	54.40
Distrito Federal	DF	Brasília	5,802 km²	2,383,784	410.9
Espírito Santo	ES	Vitória	46,077.5 km²	3,408,365	73.97
Goiás	GO	Goiânia	623,529.7 km²	9,258,753	14.85
Maranhão	MA	São Luís	331,983.3 km²	6,103,327	18.38
Mato Grosso	MT	Cuiabá	1,498,059.1 km²	6,602,336	4.4
Minas Gerais	MG	Belo Horizonte	586,528.3 km²	19,237,450	32.79
Pará	PA	Belém	1,390,504.1 km²	7,565,173	5.44
Paraíba	PB	João Pessoa	56,439.8 km²	3,595,886	63.71
Paraná	PR	Curitiba	199,314.9 km²	10,261,856	51.48
Pernambuco	PE	Recife	98,311.6 km²	8,413,593	85.58
Piauí	PI	Teresina	251,529.2 km²	3,006,885	11.95
Rio de Janeiro	RJ	Rio de Janeiro	43,696.1km²	15,383,407	352.05
Rio Grande do Norte	RN	Natal	52,796.8 km²	3,003,087	56.88
Rio Grande do Sul	RS	Porto Alegre	281,748.5 km²	10,845,087	38.49
Santa Catarina	SC	Florianópolis	95,346.2 km²	5,866,568	61.53
São Paulo	SP	São Paulo	248,209.4 km²	40,442,795	162.93
Sergipe	SE	Aracaju	21,910.3 km²	1,967,761	89.81

Politics

to be added

The composition of the current cabinet is as follows:

• Minister of Aeronautics: Sérgio Fortes
• Minister of Agriculture: Antônio Corrêa Prestes
• Minister of Communications: Vítor Ribeiro
• Minister of Development, Industry, and Commerce: Augusto Geisel
• Minister of Education: Mário Rodrigues
• Minister of External Relations: Deodoro Cabral
• Minister of Finance: José Salazar
• Minister of Health: Francisco Pinheiro
• Minister of Justice: Paulo Inácio dos Santos
• Minister of Labor and Employment: Afonso Luiza Rezende
• Minister of Mines and Energy: Luís de Campos Meirelles
• Minister of the Navy: Carlos Guimarães Rosa
• Minister of Planning, Budget, and Management: Gilberto de Alencar Tavares
• Minister of Transport: Fernando Cautiero e Silva
• Minister of War: João Vieira Soares