Brazil

Federative Republic of Brazil República Federativa do Brasil
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Ordem e Progresso  (Portuguese) (English: "Order and Progress")
Anthem:  Hino Nacional Brasileiro (English: "Brazilian National Anthem") Flag anthem: Hino à Bandeira Nacional (English: "National Flag Anthem")
National seal Selo Nacional do Brasil National Seal of Brazil
Capital	Brasília 15°47′S 47°52′W / 15.783°S 47.867°W / -15.783; -47.867
Largest city	São Paulo 23°33′S 46°38′W / 23.550°S 46.633°W / -23.550; -46.633
Official languages	Portuguese
Ethnic groups (2010)	47.73% White 43.13% Pardo 7.61% Black 1.09% Asian 0.43% Amerindian
Religion	64.6% Roman Catholicism 22.2% Protestantism 8.0% No religion 2.0% Spiritism 3.2% Others
Demonym	Brazilian
Government	Federal presidential constitutional republic
• President	Michel Temer
• Vice President	Vacant
• President of the Chamber of Deputies	Rodrigo Maia
• President of the Federal Senate	Renan Calheiros
• President of the Supreme Federal Court	Cármen Lúcia
Legislature	National Congress
• Upper house	Federal Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of Deputies
Independence from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
• Declared	7 September 1822
• Recognized	29 August 1825
• Republic	15 November 1889
• Current constitution	5 October 1988
Area
• Total	8,515,767 km2 (3,287,956 sq mi) (5th)
• Water (%)	0.65
Population
• 2016 estimate	206,440,850 (5th)
• Density	23.8/km2 (61.6/sq mi) (190th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$3.101 trillion (7th)
• Per capita	$15,048 (77th)
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$1.534 trillion (9th)
• Per capita	$7,447 (69th)
Gini (2014)	51.5 high
HDI (2014)	0.755 high · 75th
Currency	Real (R$) (BRL)
Time zone	BRT (UTC−2 to −5)
• Summer (DST)	BRST (UTC−2 to −5)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+55
ISO 3166 code	BR
Internet TLD	.br

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Coordinates: 10°S 52°W / 10°S 52°W / -10; -52

Brazil (ⁱ/brəˈzɪl/; Portuguese: Brasil [bɾaˈziw]), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil,  listen ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. As the world's fifth-largest country by both area and population, it is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi). It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and covers 47.3% of the continent's land area. Its Amazon River basin includes a vast tropical forest, home to diverse wildlife, a variety of ecological systems, and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats. This unique environmental heritage makes Brazil one of 17 megadiverse countries, and is the subject of significant global interest and debate regarding deforestation and environmental protection.