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information » Country overview |
President: Luis
Inácio Lula da SIlva (2003)
Independence: September 7, 1822 (from Portugal)
Population (2000E): 172.9 million
Location/Size: Eastern South America/3.3 million square
miles, slightly smaller than the United States
Major Cities: Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia
(capital)
Languages: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Ethnic Groups: white (55%), mixed (38%), black (6%),
other (1%)
Religions: Roman Catholic (80%)
Defense (8/98): Army (195,000), Navy (68,250), Air Force
(50,000), Public Security Forces (385,600) |
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information » Economic overview |
Currency: 1 Real
(R) = 100 centavos
Exchange Rate (6/25/01): US$1 = R 2.28
Gross Domestic Product (GDP, 2000E): $558.4 billion
Real GDP Growth Rate (2000E): 4.2% (2001F): 2.0%-3.0%
Inflation Rate (consumer prices, 2000E): 4.7% (2001F):
6.1%
Current Account Deficit (2000E): 4.6% of GDP
Major Trading Partners: United States, Argentina, Japan,
Germany, Italy
Major Exports (1999): Manufactured products (57%), coffee
(5%), iron ore (6%)
Major Imports (1999): Raw materials/industrial (33%),
capital goods (43%), petroleum and other fuels (10%), consumer
goods (13%)
Unemployment Rate (2000E): 7.1% (2001F): 7.0% |
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information » energy overview |
Minister of Energy and Mines:
Jose Jorge
Proven Oil Reserves (1/1/01): 8.1 billion barrels
Oil Production (2000E): 1.5 million barrels per day (bbl/d)
Oil Consumption (2000E): 2.0 million bbl/d
Crude Oil Refining Capacity (1/1/01): 1.92 million bbl/d
Natural Gas Reserves (1/1/01): 8.2 trillion cubic feet
(tcf)
Natural Gas Production (1999E): 221 billion cubic feet
(bcf)
Natural Gas Consumption (1999E): 234 bcf
Coal Reserves (1996): 13.2 billion short tons
Coal Production (1999E): 4.8 million short tons (Mmst)
Coal Consumption (1999E): 27.2 Mmst
Electric Generation Capacity (1999E): 65.2 gigawatts
Net Electricity Generation (1999E): 337.4 billion kilowatthours
(bkwh)
Net Electricity Consumption (1999E): 353.7 bkwh |
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