Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil has overcome more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of the country to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of the interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, Brazil became Latin America's leading economic power by the 1970s. Highly unequal income distribution remains a pressing problem.
Demographic Data
Capital: Brasilia
Government type: Democracy
Government stability: 83.2%
Government efficiency: 82.4%
Population's support to government: 83.3%
Area: 8,456,510 square kilometers
Habitable land: 94.0%
Farmable land: 7.0%
Total population: 160,737 thousands
Population's growth: 1.2%
Country's development level: 7,960
Economic Data
GNP: 886,300,000,000
Industralisation: 78.3%
International funding: 2,215,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 5,844
Military Data
Technological generation: 2
Number of rebels: 12,858
Rebels development: 7,164
Rebels technological access: 5,571