Brazil

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Brazil is a sovereign state in South America, Americas. It covers 8,515,767 km² and has a population of approximately 213,421,037. Its official language is Portuguese and its currency is the Brazilian real (R$).

Quick facts

Capital: Brasília
Population: 213,421,037
Area: 8,515,767 km²
Currency: Brazilian real (R$)
Languages: Portuguese
Calling code: +55
TLD: .br
Driving side: Right
Landlocked: No
Continents: South America
Timezone: UTC-05:00
Native name: Brasil

Bordering countries

Appears in 40 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#2	4929787.52km²
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#4	155877474.39
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#5	55,642,000
Countries by Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production)	#7	718.30
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#29	58.98
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#40	5336.3
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#43	1,761years
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#62	115.91
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#64	113.77
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#123	6.66
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#130	28.33

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#3	605463780812.8
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#6	17567134242.4
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#8	15,130,827,000
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#31	9.77
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#49	2533109.9
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#92	28.66
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#99	8.53
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#112	11.89

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#7	4973.39
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#11	2256.91in billions
Countries by public debt (% of GDP)	#17	0.87% of GDP
Countries by unemployment rate	#44	6.80
Countries by average monthly salary	#73	1,250US $
Countries by GDP per capita	#79	10577.85
Countries by GDP growth rate	#114	0.02
Countries by cost of living index	#129	20.5

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#18	84.28
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#49	88.97
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#50	80
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#54	82.31
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#88	83.4
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#97	74.9

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by land area	#5	8,515,770km²
Countries by Coastline Length	#17	7,491kilometers
Countries by highest elevation	#54	2,995m
Countries by lowest elevation	#67	0m

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by median age	#105	33.94
Countries by population growth rate	#154	0.00
Countries by population density	#196	25.16

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