| Map
showing location of Brazil in South America: |
 |
| Capital: |
Brasília |
| Population: |
191.5 million (2006) |
| Size: |
8,
547,403 sq km |
| Language:
|
Portuguese
(official), Spanish, English, French. Over 120 Amerindian languages
exist |
| Currency: |
1
real = 100 centavos |
| Average
life expectancy: |
Overall, 70.8 years. Male
67 years, Female 74.8 years (2006) |
| Number
of doctors: |
115
physicians per 100,000 people (2006) |
| Literacy: |
Overall, 88.6%. Male
88.4%, Female 88.8% (2006) |
| Population
with access to safe water: |
90% with
access to improved drinking water sources (2006) |
| Number
of internet users: |
120 people per 1000 (2006) |
| |
| Statistical
sources: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2006; UNDP Human Development Index 2006; UNICEF The State of the World's Children 2006 |
