Part of | Latin America, Ibero-America, Southern Cone, South America |
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Inception | 7 September 1822 |
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Name in native language | República Federativa do Brasil, République fédérative du Brésil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Brazílska federatívna republika |
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Official name | República Federativa do Brasil, République fédérative du Brésil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Brazílska federatívna republika |
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Native label | República Federativa do Brasil |
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Short name | 🇧🇷, BRA |
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IPA transcription | bɾaˈziw |
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Ethnic group | White Brazilians, Pardo Brazilians, African Brazilians, Asian Brazilians, indigenous peoples in Brazil |
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Participant in | South American dreadnought race, BASIC countries, G4 nations, Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries, Group of Five |
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Named after | Caesalpinia echinata |
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Official language | Portuguese |
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Anthem | Brazilian National Anthem |
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Culture | culture of Brazil |
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Motto | Order and Progress |
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Continent | South America |
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Country | Brazil |
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Capital | Brasília |
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Located in time zone | UTC−02:00 |
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Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean, Amazon, Paraná River, São Francisco River |
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Located in/on physical feature | South American Plate |
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Coordinate location | 14°0′0″S 53°0′0″W |
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Coordinates of easternmost point | 7°9′20″S 34°47′35″W |
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Coordinates of northernmost point | 5°16′12″N 60°12′15″W |
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Coordinates of southernmost point | 33°45′0″S 53°23′25″W |
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Coordinates of westernmost point | 7°32′5″S 73°58′58″W |
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Highest point | Pico da Neblina |
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Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean |
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Basic form of government | federal republic, representative democracy, presidential system |
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Office held by head of state | President of Brazil |
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Head of state | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
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Office held by head of government | President of Brazil |
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Head of government | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
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Has cabinet | cabinet of Brazil |
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Executive body | Federal Government of Brazil |
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Legislative body | National Congress of Brazil |
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Highest judicial authority | Supreme Federal Court |
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Central bank | Central Bank of Brazil |
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Currency | Brazilian real |
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Driving side | right |
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Electrical plug type | Europlug, IEC 60906-1 |
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Replaces | Empire of Brazil, Republic of the United States of Brazil, Colonial Brazil |
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Discoverer or inventor | Pedro Álvares Cabral |
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Time of discovery or invention | 22 April 1500 |
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Official website | https://www.gov.br |
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Described at URL | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html |
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External data available at URL | http://dados.gov.br |
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Hashtag | Brazil |
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Top-level Internet domain | .br |
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Main regulatory text | Constitution of Brazil |
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Flag | flag of Brazil |
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Coat of arms | coat of arms of Brazil |
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Geography of topic | geography of Brazil |
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Has characteristic | free country |
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History of topic | history of Brazil |
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Patron saint | Our Lady of Aparecida |
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Open data portal | DataViva |
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Economy of topic | economy of Brazil |
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Demographics of topic | demographics of Brazil |
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Mastodon instance URL | https://mastodon.com.br, https://masto.donte.com.br |
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Mobile country code | 724 |
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Country calling code | +55 |
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Trunk prefix | no value |
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Emergency phone number | 190, 192, 193, 188 |
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GS1 country code | 789-790 |
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Licence plate code | BR |
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Maritime identification digits | 710 |
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Unicode character | 🇧🇷 |
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Category for honorary citizens of entity | Q8942509 |
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Category for maps | Category:Maps of Brazil |
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