BRAZIL

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Brazil People

Country Name: Federative Republic of Brazil

Capital City: Brasilia

Population: 188,078,227

Population Growth: 1.04% (2006)

Currency: real (BRL)

Languages: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French

Area: 8,511,965 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 9.6% (2006)

Domain extension: .br

PEOPLE OF BRAZIL

Age Structure 0-14 years:

25.3% (male 24,554,254/female 23,613,027)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

68.4% (male 64,437,140/female 65,523,447)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

6.3% (male 4,880,562/female 7,002,217) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

28.6 years

Median Age - male:

27.9 years

Median Age - female:

29.4 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

1.008% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

16.3 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

6.19 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.04 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.983 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.697 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.976 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

72.24 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

68.3 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

76.38 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Brazilian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

white 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2000 census)

Religions:

Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)

Languages:

Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French