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Capital:
Brasilia
Area:
8,511,965 sq km / 3,285,618 sq ml
Language:
Portuguese, 120 Indian languages
Currency:
Real
Population:
182,032,604
Life expectancy:
64 (men), 69 (women)
Literacy rate:
83%
Religions:
89% Roman Catholic, Indian faiths
Physical features:
Amazon basin covers the northern half of the country with a network of rivers, fertile in the south, mainly tropical climate
Imports:
Mineral fuels, machinery, chemicals, wheat, foodstuffs, fertilizers, cast iron, coal
Exports:
Steel products, transport equipment, coffee, iron ore, aluminium, iron, tin, sugar, beef, textiles
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