Brazil: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: -14.29231 / longitude: -51.30859

General information

Geography

The capital of this country is Brasília and the country has a border with Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela. The inhabitants speak the following languages: Portuguese. Country territory measures 8,515,767 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: Curitiba, São Paulo, Fortaleza, Joinville, Recife.

Culture

Example of famous dishes in this country: Feijoada. This nation has UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Historic Town of Ouro Preto, Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda, Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia, Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas, Iguaçu National Park.

Education

The inhabitants stay 16 years in school (tertiary education included). Well known universities are: University of São Paulo, University of Campinas, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo State University, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Population

In this country, the median age is 33.20 years and the birth growth rate is around 0.64%. There are 206,812,000 inhabitants, or 2.77% of the population of planet earth.

Economy

In this country, a Big Mac is sold at 22.90R$ (around $4.25 USD). The local currency (BRL) is represented by the symbol R$. It is ranked 12# in the world with a GDP of $1,608,981,456,325 USD in 2021.

Good to know

Phone numbers start with +55, the country's ISO code is BR, the domain name ".br" is used by the country's websites Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil to learn more about this nation.

Summary

Flag
ISO code BR
Capital Brasília
Population 206,812,000
World percentage 2.77%
Median age 33.20 years
Population growth rate 0.64%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Portuguese
GDP (2021) $1,608,981,456,325
GDP position #12
Big Mac local price 22.90R$
Big Mac USD price $4.25
Currency code BRL
Currency symbol R$
School life expectancy 16 years
National dish Feijoada
TLD .br
Phone prefix +55
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil

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