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          AREA ................................................
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          8.511.965 
                kmq 
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            POPULATION ..................................
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          184.101.109 in. 
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            DENSITY .........................................
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          21,6 in/kmq 
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            CAPITAL ..........................................
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          Brasilia 
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            LANGUAGES ....................................
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          Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
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            RELIGIONS ......................................
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          Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
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            CURRENCY ......................................
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          Real (BRL)
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           GDP per CAPITA .............................
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          8195 $ (2004)
          
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           HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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          0,556 (68th place)
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              LOWEST POINT ...............................
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          Atlantic Ocean 0 m
         
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            HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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          Pico da Neblina 3014 m
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             INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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          7 September 1822 (from Portugal)
          
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             INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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          Federal Republic
          
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             WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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            .br
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                  COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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          +55
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