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[ Brazil Statistics ]

Basic Information About Brazil    

For a very complete look at general statistics look to the World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/br.html

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The following information is by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program. As it is a temporary on-line searchable source it is not possible to bookmark or hyperlink to the site.  Below is some of the information from the country study.

In 1996 the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which worked together with the Applied Economic Research Institute (Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada--IPEA), released its Human Development Report 1995 for Brazil. Using an index based on income, education, infant mortality, and other socioeconomic indicators, the report showed that Brazil was in a medium human development position as compared with other countries. It suggested that the national territory could be divided into three parts, with standards of living similar to those found in Belgium (the South and Southeast), Bulgaria (Center-West and North), and India (Northeast).

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For detailed health data please go the the PAHO website : http://www.paho.org/English/SHA/prflbra.htm

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