On Brazil

OVERVIEW

Official Name: Federative Republic of Brazil
Capital: Brasilia
Type of Government: Federal Republic
Head of State: President Luis Ignacio LULA DA SILVA
Head of Government: President Luis Ignacio LULA DA SILVA
Foreign Minister: Celso AMORIM
Population: 196,342,592 (July 2008 estimate)
Land Area: 8,456,510sq. km
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing power parity (PPP): $1.836 trillion (2007 estimate)
Per capita PPP: $9,700 (2007 estimate)
Government Website: www.brasil.gov.br
Ambassador to the U.S.: Antonio PATRIOTA
Washington Embassy Address:
3006 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): Carlos Henrique ABREU SILVA
Washington Embassy Website: www.brasilemb.org
U.S. Ambassador to Brazil: Clifford M. SOBEL
U.S. Embassy Website in Brazil: www.brasilia.usembassy.gov

Source: CIA World Factbook.