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STAT	Belgium	Brazil
Daylight Savings Time end date	01:00 UTC on last Sunday October	Third Sunday February
Daylight Savings Time start date	01:00 UTC on last Sunday March	Third Sunday October
Full name	Kingdom of Belgium	Federative Republic of Brazil
Independence day date	July 21	September 7
Land border length	1,385 km Ranked 109th.	14,691 km Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Belgium
National anthems	The Braban\u00e7onne	Hino Nacional Brasileiro ( Brazilian National Anthem )
National identity card	The card is first issued at age 12, compulsory by 15. Since the beginning of 2005 the eID ( e lectronic ID entity-card) has been issued to Belgian citizens who apply for a new identity card. Apart from being a form of identification, the card also is used for authentication purposes. Future usages include using the eID as a library card, keycard for restricted areas or chatrooms and the digital signing of documents. It is expected that in 2009 all Belgians will have an eID card. The identity cards for Belgians living abroad are not electronic cards like those issued in Belgium. They are, however, equally valid and are accepted and used in the same way as the electronic identity card.	Compulsory to be issued and carried since the age of 18 (though it can be substituted by a series of equivalent documents, see below). It is usually issued, for civilians, by each state's Public Safety Secretary, but other state departments \u2014 including the Armed Forces, the Police and some professional councils \u2014 can issue alternate identity cards too. There is a national standard, but each state can include minor differences (usually numbering scheme, font , printed seal and background pattern. The front has a picture (with an electronic stamp on it), right thumb print and signature (for illiterate people the phrase "n\u00e3o assina" \u2014 cannot sign \u2014 is printed in its place). The verse has the unique number (RG, registro geral ), expedition date, full name of the person, name of the parents, place (town, state) and date of birth, CPF number and other optional information. It is green and plastified, officially 102 \u00d7 68 mm, but lamination tends to make it slightly larger than the ISO/IEC 7810 ID-2 standard of 105 \u00d7 74 mm, resulting in a tight fit in most wallets. Only recently the driver's licence received the same legal status of an identity card in Brazil. There are also a few other documents, such as cards issued by the national councils of some professions (doctors, accountants, dentists, engineers, lawyers etc.), which are considered equivalent to the national identity card for most purposes.
Neighboring countries and territories	France Germany (L) Luxembourg (L) Netherlands United Kingdom (M)	Argentina (L) Bolivia (L) Colombia (L) France Guyana (L) Paraguay (L) Peru (L) Suriname (L) Uruguay Venezuela (L)
Number of maritime boundary neighbours	3 Ranked 59th. 50% more than Brazil	2 Ranked 98th.
Overview	<p>For such a small country, Belgium has been a major European battleground over the centuries. </p> <p>Occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II, it has experienced an economic boom in the last 50 years to become a model Western European liberal democracy. </p> <p>However, there has also been a growing divide between the mainly Dutch-speaking north and the mainly French-speaking south, with some even speculating that the country could break up. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17205436">Full Article</a>	<p>Brazil is South America&#039;s most influential country, an economic giant and one of the world&#039;s biggest democracies.</p> <p>It is one of the rising economic powers - otherwise known as BRICS nations - together with Russia, India, China and South Africa. Over the past few years it has made major strides in its efforts to raise millions out of poverty. </p> <p>The discovery of major offshore oil reserves could propel the country into the top league of oil-exporting nations. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18909529">Full Article</a>

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