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STAT	Bolivia	Brazil
Full name	Plurinational State of Bolivia	Federative Republic of Brazil
Independence day date	August 6	September 7
Land border length	6,743 km Ranked 15th.	14,691 km Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Bolivia
National anthems	Himno Nacional de Bolivia ( National Anthem of Bolivia )	Hino Nacional Brasileiro ( Brazilian National Anthem )
National identity card	The card is compulsory at 18. Rarely required by police.	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	Argentina (L) Brazil (L) Chile (L) Paraguay (L) Peru (L)	Argentina (L) Bolivia (L) Colombia (L) France Guyana (L) Paraguay (L) Peru (L) Suriname (L) Uruguay Venezuela (L)
Number of maritime boundary neighbours	0.0 Ranked 148th.	2 Ranked 98th.
Overview	<p>A country of statistical extremes, landlocked Bolivia is the highest and most isolated country in South America.</p> <p>It has the largest proportion of indigenous people, who make up around two-thirds of the population. </p> <p>Though rich in mineral and energy resources, Bolivia is one of South America&#039;s poorest countries. Wealthy urban elites, who are mostly of Spanish ancestry, have traditionally dominated political and economic life, whereas most Bolivians are low-income subsistence farmers, miners, small traders or artisans. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18727507">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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