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Brazil
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| Capital: |
Brasilia (2.2 millions) |
| Population: |
198,739,269 |
| Land Area: |
8,511,965 sq km (3,286,486 sq miles) |
| Land Division: |
26 States and 1 Federal District
(Distrito Federal)
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| Currency: |
Real (BRL) |
| Languages: |
Portuguese (Official), Spanish, English, French
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| National Day: |
September 7 (Independence Day) |
| Religions: |
Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%,
Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4%
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| Ethnicity: |
White 53.7%, Mulatto (mixed White&Black) 38.5%, Black 6.2%, other
(includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7%
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