The Federative Republic of Brazil, more commonly known as Brazil, is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world. It is bordered by Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and France (via French Guiana). Brazil declared independence from Portugal in 1822, and is currently governed as a Federal Republic. Brazil has the seventh largest economy in the world by GDP, according to the IMF.

General Information
Official Name: 
Federative Republic of Brazil, República Federativa do Brasil
Capitol: 
Brasilia
Population: 
200,004,000
Languages: 
Portuguese
Geographic Region: 
Americas
South America
Geographic Size (km sq): 
8,515,767
Year of UN Membership: 
1945
Year of Present State Formation: 
1889
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Key Statistics & Indicators
Gross Domestic Product (GDP, Nominal): 
$2,215.950 Billion
Per Capita Income (PPP Adjusted): 
$12,526 (CID)
GDP Growth: 
2.50 (%)
Human Development Index (HDI): 
0.74
Gini Index (Income Inequality): 
51.90
Unemployment: 
6.60%
Economic Grouping: 
Developing Country
History
International Relations
UN Voting Blocs & Caucuses: 
Group of 77 (G-77)
Latin America Group
Major International & Regional Organizations: 
AfDB: African Development Bank
BIS: Bank for International Settlements
CAN/ACN: Andean Community of Nations
CD: Community of Democracies
CELAC: Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
CPLP: Comuinidade dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa
FATF: Financial Action Task Force
G-15
G-20
G-24
IADB: Inter-American Development Bank
ICC: International Chamber of Commerce
ICRM: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
IFRCS: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IHO: International Hydrographic Organization
IMSO: International Mobile Satellite Organization
Interpol: International Criminal Police Organization
IOC: International Olympic Committee
IOM: International Organization for Migration
IPU: Inter-Parliamentary Union
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
ITSO: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
ITUC: International Trade Union Confederation
LAES/SELA: Latin American and Caribbean Economic System
ALADI/LAIA: Latin American Integration Association
LAS/AL: League of Arab States, aka Arab League
MercoSur: Southern Common Market
NSG: Nuclear Suppliers Group, aka London Group
OAS: Organization of American States
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OPANAL: Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
Paris Club
PCA: Permanent Court of Arbitration
SICA: Central American Integration System
UNASUR: Union of South American Nations
Union Latina
WCO: World Customs Organization
WFTU: World Federation of Trade Unions
UN Specialized Agencies & Organizations: 
CD: Conference on Disarmament
CTBTO: Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization
IDA: International Development Association
IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFC: International Finance Corporation
ILO: International Labor Organization
IMF: International Monetary Fund
IMO: International Maritime Organization
ITU: International Telecommunications Union
MIGA: Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
OPCW: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNWTO: United Nations World Tourism Organization
UPU: Universal Postal Union
WBG: World Bank Group
WHO: World Health Organization
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization
WMO: World Meteorological Organization
WTO: World Trade Organization
Current UN Peacekeeping Missions: 
MINURSO: UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
MINUSTAH: UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti
UNFICYP: United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
UNIFIL: UN Interim Force in Lebanon
UNISFA: UN Interim Security Force for Abyei
UNMIL: United Nations Mission in Liberia
UNMISS: UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
UNOCI: United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
Bilateral Relations
United Nations Data
Government Sources
UN Mission
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