| Area: |
8,547,403
sq. km. |
| Capital: |
Brasília |
| Currency: |
Real
(R$) |
| Exchange
Rate: |
1999
average R$=US$1.82 |
| Population: |
162
million |
| Population
per sq. km: |
20 |
| Avg.
annual growth in population: |
1.4% |
| Population
under 15: |
31.6% |
| Population
over 65: |
4.8% |
| Adult
literacy: |
82.1% |
| Number
of households: |
40
million |
| GDP: |
R$812
billion |
| GDP: |
US$510
billion |
| Avg.
annual GDP growth 1994-99: |
2.1% |
| GDP
per capita: |
US$3,940 |
| Exports: |
US$48.0
billion |
| Imports: |
US$49.2
billion |
| Personal
consumption:
|
63.6% |
| Business
fixed investment: |
19.9% |
| Exports
of goods and services: |
7.4% |
| Imports
of goods and services: |
10.1% |
| |
Output |
World
Rank |
| Coffee |
1.04
million tons |
1 |
| Sugar |
15.2
million tons |
3 |
| Oilseeds |
26.5
million tons |
3 |
| Cocoa |
248,000
tons |
4 |
| Tin |
21,380
tons |
4 |
| Aluminum |
1.31
million tons |
6 |
| Gold |
84.6
tons |
6 |
| Cotton |
457,330
tons |
10 |
| Paved
roads: |
1,939,000
km |
| Railroads: |
22,100
km |
| Merchant
fleet: |
539
vessels >100GRT |
| Principal
Exports (US$ bil. fob) |
| Motor
Vehicles & parts |
6.76 |
| Minerals |
3.35 |
| Sugar |
3 |
| Oilseeds |
3 |
| Cocoa |
4 |
| Tin |
4 |
| Aluminum |
6 |
| Gold |
6 |
| Cotton |
10 |
| Main
origin of imports (% of total) |
| United
States 22.2% |
22.2% |
| Argentina 13.2% |
13.2% |
| Germany
8.6% |
8.6% |
| Japan |
5.3%
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