Overview
- Population: 210 million (2016)
- Area: 8,515,770 km2
- Official language: Portuguese
- GDP: US$ 2.346 trillion (2014)
- Major imports: fuels and oils, machinery, electrical equipment, vehicles and vehicle parts, chemicals, plastics, iron and steel
- Major exports: iron ore, oil, soy beans, sugar cane, coffee, chicken, auto and autoparts, airplanes
- Largest import partners: USA, China, Argentina, Germany, Japan
- Singapore is the 4th largest Brazilian trade partner in Asia
Understanding Brazil
Federal Republic of Brazil, occupies about half of the land area of South America. Brazil is divided into 26 states and a Federal District, grouped into five regions for administrative and political purposes: the North, the Northeast, the Central West, the Southeast and the South. The population estimated at 206 million (2014), the world’s fifth-largest country and the largest economy in Latin America.
