BRAZIL BRAZIL REGION SOUTH AMERICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE SEPTEMBER 7 1822 FROM PORTUGAL DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION OCTOBER 5 1988 POPULATION 71853126 1999 EST AREA 3300171 SQ MI CAPITAL BRASILIA FORM OF GOVERNMENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES MANGANESE GOLD BAUXITE IRON ORE URANIUM GEMSTONES NICKEL OIL PHOSPHATE PLATINUM TIN TIMBER MAIN INDUSTRIES MOTOR VEHICLES TEXTILES SHOES MACHINERY CHEMICALS CEMENT TIMBER IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION AIRCRAFT AGRICULTURE COFFEE COTTON SUGARCANE SOYBEANS CORN COCOA RICE FRUITS WHEAT CATTLE CURRENCY REAL GDP 1.04 TRILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 6100 1998 EST LANGUAGES PORTUGUESE OFFICIAL SPANISH ENGLISH FRENCH RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY ROMAN CATHOLICISM LITERACY RATE 83 LIFE EXPECTANCY 59 YEARS MALE 69 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 20 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 9 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
