GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $2.518 trillion (US$) or £1.51 trillion (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $2.309 trillion (US$) or £1.385 trillion (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $11,600 (US$) or £6,960 (GBP)
Capital of Brazil : Brasília
Population (Estimated July 2012): 205,716,890
Area: 8,514,877 km2 or 3,287,612 mi2
Currency: Real (R$; plural Reais)
Official Language: Portuguese
Political Information: Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 75%of the population are Roman Catholic)
Highest Mountain: Pico da Neblina (Fog Peak) at 2,994m or 9,823ft
Largest River:
Time Zone GMT (UTC): -3:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins
Leaders: President is Dilma Rousseff and Michel Temer as Vice President.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica,
