Brazil

Area: 8 511 965 km²

Population: 190 010 647 (2007)

Population density: 22.3 pers./km²

Capital: Brasilia

Government type: Presidential federal republic

Official language: Portugese

Ethnic groups: White 53.7%, Mullato  38.5%, Black 6.2%, other 0.9%

Religion: Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, none 7.4%

Currency: Brasilian real (BRL)

Time zone: UTC -2 to -4, summer UTC -2 to -5

Administrative divisions: Brazil is divided into 26 states and the federal district of Brasilia

Highest point: Pico da Neblina 3 014 m

Longest river: Amazon River 6 400 km

Largest lake: Sobradinho reservoir 4 220 km²

Largest cities: Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Brasilia, Fortaleza

Calling code: +55

Internet TLD: .br