Brazil     [32]
(Independent in 1822 from Portugal)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: BR
LAND AREA: 8511965 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 157872000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 19 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 2%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 23%
  URBAN POP: 78% (1994), versus 45% (1960), Annual Growth: 2.4%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 66.4 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 82.7%
  INFANT MORTALITY: 45 per/1000 (1994), versus 116 (1960)
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.783

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$536.3 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 1.6%,  Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 0.3%
  GDP/Capita: $1993  GDP/Capita PPP: $5362
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $823, 1970 $1145, 1980 $2049, 1990 $1947
  OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $366 million  ODA%GNP: 0.1%
  ODA/Capita: $2

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 551139,000 ha, 65.2% of land area, 3.4 ha/capita
  NATURAL FOREST AREA: 546239,000 ha
  ARABLE LAND: 4.9% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 1837 kw-hr/capita, versus 491 kw-hr/cap (1970)
  TRADITIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION: 35% (1993), versus 49% (1973)
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 43.0,000 cu.m/cap/year
  SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 6 kg/cap/year

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: