Capital: Brasilia
Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Government: Federative Republic of Brazil
Currency: reals (BRL)
Area: 8,515,770 sq km
Population: 213,445,417 (July 2021 est.)
Languages: Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); note - less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages
Religion: Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2% (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%, Universal Kingdom of God 1.0%, other Protestant 11.5%), other Christian 0.7%, Spiritist 2.2%, other 1.4%, none 8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)
TimeZone: UTC-3
Tel Code: +55
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