Basic facts about Brazil
Country name: | Brazil |
Capital: | Brasília |
Country code: | 221 |
Continent: | South America |
Currency name: | Brazilian real |
Independence: | 1822-09-07 00:00:00 |
Independent from: | from Portugal |
Total area (km2): | 8,514,877 |
Land area (km2): | 8,459,417 |
Water area (km2): | 55,460 |
Population: | 201,009,622 |
Population note: | 201,009,622 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: | Portuguese |
All 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 |
Time zone: | BRT (UTC−2 to −4) - Summer (DST) BRST (UTC−2 to −4) |
Date format: | dd/mm/yyyy |
Drive on: | right |
Calling code: | +55 |
Domain: | .br |