Capital Brasilia

Largest city Sao Paulo

Official languages Portuguese

Government Presidential Federal republic
- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
- Vice President Jose Alencar Gomes da Silva
- President of the Chamber of Deputies Arlindo Chinaglia
- President of the Senate Garibaldi Alves Filho
- Chief Justice Ellen Gracie Northfleet

Independence from Portugal
- Declared September 7, 1822
- Recognized August 29, 1825
- Republic November 15, 1889

Area - Total 8,514,877 km² (5th)

Population
- 2007 1 estimate 183,888,841 (5th)
- 2000 1 census 169,799,170

GDP (PPP) 2007 2 estimate
- Total US$1.804 trillion (8th)
- Per capita US$10,073 (65th)

GDP (nominal) 2006 2 estimate
- Total US$1.067 trillion (10th)
- Per capita US$6,842 (61th)

Currency Real (R$) (BRL)