Brazil Facts & Information

Location	Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Climate	Mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Terrain	Mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north, some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
Population	186,112,794
Nationality	Brazilian
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%, Spriritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
Languages	Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Government Type	Federative Republic
Capital	Brasilia
Currency	Real (BRL)
Description of Flag	Green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
Brazil Flag

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