Population: 217 million, approximately
Language: Brazilian Portuguese (official and primary language)
Total Area: 8,515,770 km2
Coastline: 7,491 km
Time Zone: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Toronto during Standard Time) | Note: Brazil is divided into three time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha islands
Legal System: Civil Law
Capital: Brasilia
Ethnic Groups: white 47.7% | mulatto (mixed white and black) 43.1% | black 7.6% | other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 1.1% | indigenous 0.4% (2010 est.)
Largest Cities: São Paulo (population: 12,325,920) | Rio de Janeiro (population: 6,747,815) | Belo Horizonte (population: 2,521,564) | Brasilia (population: 3,055,149) | Fortaleza (population: 2,686,612)
Chief of State: Luis Inacio Lula da Silva – Lula (2023-2026)
Elections: Next presidential elections are to be held in October 2026
GDP: USD 1.894 trillion (estimated 2022) (Source: IMF)
Currency: BRL – Brazilian Real
Main Agriculture Products: Coffee | Soybeans | Wheat | Rice | Corn | Sugarcane | Cocoa | Citrus | Beef | Poultry | Timber | Cotton | Tobacco.
Main Industries: Textiles | Chemicals | Cement | Lumber | Iron ore | Tin | Steel | Aircraft | Motor Vehicles and Parts | Footwear.
Main Natural Resources: Bauxite | Gold | Iron ore | Manganese | Nickel | Phosphates | Platinum | Tin | Rare Earth Elements | Uranium | Petroleum | Hydropower | Timber | Granite.
Total Exports: USD 23 billion (Est. January 2023) (Source OEC)
Total Imports: USD 20.4 billion (Est. January 2023) (Source OEC)
