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Population: 186771000
Area: 8514877km²
Capital: Brasília
Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL)
Country dialing code: 55
Weights & Measures system: Metric
Electricity: 127/220V, 60Hz
Government type: federal republic
President: Luíz Inácio 'Lula' da Silva

Religions:

Roman Catholic (73.6%), Protestant (15.4%), Spiritualist (1.3%), Bantu/voodoo (0.3%), other (2%), none (7.4%)

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