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STAT	Brazil	Tromelin Island	HISTORY
Economy > Economy > Overview	Characterized by large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, Brazil's economy outweighs that of all other South American countries, and Brazil is expanding its presence in world markets. Since 2003, Brazil has steadily improved its macroeconomic stability, building up foreign reserves, and reducing its debt profile by shifting its debt burden toward real denominated and domestically held instruments. In 2008, Brazil became a net external creditor and two ratings agencies awarded investment grade status to its debt. After strong growth in 2007 and 2008, the onset of the global financial crisis hit Brazil in 2008. Brazil experienced two quarters of recession, as global demand for Brazil's commodity-based exports dwindled and external credit dried up. However, Brazil was one of the first emerging markets to begin a recovery. In 2010, consumer and investor confidence revived and GDP growth reached 7.5%, the highest growth rate in the past 25 years. Rising inflation led the authorities to take measures to cool the economy; these actions and the deteriorating international economic situation slowed growth to 2.7% in 2011, and 1.3% in 2012. Unemployment is at historic lows and Brazil's traditionally high level of income inequality has declined for each of the last 14 years. Brazil's historically high interest rates have made it an attractive destination for foreign investors. Large capital inflows over the past several years have contributed to the appreciation of the currency, hurting the competitiveness of Brazilian manufacturing and leading the government to intervene in foreign exchange markets and raise taxes on some foreign capital inflows. President Dilma ROUSSEFF has retained the previous administration's commitment to inflation targeting by the central bank, a floating exchange rate, and fiscal restraint. In an effort to boost growth, in 2012 the administration implemented a somewhat more expansionary monetary policy that has failed to stimulate much growth.	no economic activity
Geography > Area > Comparative	slightly smaller than the US	about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Geography > Area > Comparative to US places	slightly smaller than the US	about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Geography > Area > Land	8.46 million sq km Ranked 6th. 8456510 times more than Tromelin Island	1 sq km Ranked 18th.
Geography > Area > Total	8.51 million sq km Ranked 6th. 8514877 times more than Tromelin Island	1 sq km Ranked 16th.
Geography > Climate	mostly tropical, but temperate in south	tropical
Geography > Coastline	7,491 km Ranked 17th. 2025 times more than Tromelin Island	3.7 km Ranked 224th.
Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point	Pico da Neblina 2,994 m	unnamed location 7 m
Geography > Geographic coordinates	10 00 S, 55 00 W	15 52 S, 54 25 E
Geography > Location	Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean	Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Geography > Natural resources	bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber	fish
Geography > Terrain	mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt	low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic
Government > Flag description	green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress); the current flag was inspired by the banner of the former Empire of Brazil (1822-1889); on the imperial flag, the green represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow stood for the Habsburg Family of his wife; on the modern flag the green represents the forests of the country and the yellow rhombus its mineral wealth; the blue circle and stars, which replaced the coat of arms of the original flag, depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889 - the day the Republic of Brazil was declared; the number of stars has changed with the creation of new states and has risen from an original 21 to the current 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)	the flag of France is used
Government > Legal system	civil law	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Transport > Airports	4,093 Ranked 2nd. 4093 times more than Tromelin Island	1 Ranked 219th.
Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile Ranked 49th. The same as Tromelin Island	12 nautical mile Ranked 2nd.

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