The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ 5% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, and is close to the implied underenumeration of 4.6% for 1991; the Factbook's demographic statistics for Brazil do not take into consideration the results of the1996 census since the full results have not been released for analysis

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 30% (male 26,059,687; female 25,095,236)

       15–64 years: 65% (male 55,037,161; female 56,727,196)

       65 years and over: 5% (male 3,626,893; female 5,306,953) (1999 est.)

      Population growth rate: 1.16% (1999 est.)

      Birth rate: 20.42 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Death rate: 8.79 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Net migration rate: −0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 35.37 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 64.06 years male: 59.35 years female: 69.01 years (1999 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 2.28 children born/woman (1999 est.)

      Nationality:

       noun: Brazilian(s)

       adjective: Brazilian

      Ethnic groups: white (includes Portuguese, German, Italian,

       Spanish, Polish) 55%, mixed white and black 38%, black 6%, other

       (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 1%

      Religions: Roman Catholic (nominal) 70%

      Languages: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 83.3%

       male: 83.3%

       female: 83.2% (1995 est.)

      Government

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Federative Republic of Brazil

       conventional short form: Brazil

       local long form: Republica Federativa do Brasil

       local short form: Brasil

      Data code: BR

      Government type: federal republic

      Capital: Brasilia

      Administrative divisions: 26 states (estados, singular—estado)

       and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa,

       Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias,

       Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para,

       Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do

       Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao

       Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins

      Independence: 7 September 1822 (from Portugal)

      National holiday: Independence Day, 7 September (1822)

      Constitution: 5 October 1988

      Legal system: based on Roman codes; has not accepted compulsory

       ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage: voluntary between 16 and 18 years of age and over 70;

       compulsory over 18 and under 70 years of age

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President Fernando Henrique CARDOSO (since 1 January

       1995); Vice President Marco MACIEL (since 1 January 1995); note—the

       president is both the chief of state and head of government

       head of government: President Fernando Henrique CARDOSO (since 1

       January 1995); Vice President Marco MACIEL (since 1 January 1995);

       note—the president is both the chief of state and head of government

       cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president

       elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket

       by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 4 October

       1998 (next to be held NA October 2002)

       election results: Fernando Henrique CARDOSO reelected president;

       percent of vote—53%

      Legislative branch: bicameral National Congress or Congresso

       Nacional consists of the Federal Senate or Senado Federal (81 seats;

       three members from each state or federal district elected according

       to the principle of majority to serve eight-year terms; one-third

       elected after a four year period, two-thirds elected after the next

       four-year period) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara dos

       Deputados (513 seats; members are elected by proportional

       representation to serve four-year terms)

       elections: Federal Senate—last held 4 October 1998 for one-third of

       Senate (next to be held NA October 2002 for two-thirds of the

       Senate); Chamber of Deputies—last held 4 October 1998 (next to be

       held NA October 2002)

       election results: Federal Senate—percent of vote by party—NA%; seats

       by party—PMDB 27, PFL 20, PSDB 16, PT 7, PPB 5; Chamber of

       Deputies—percent of vote by party—NA%; seats by party—PFL 106, PSDB

       99, PMDB 82, PPB 60, PT 58

      Judicial branch: Supreme Federal Tribunal, 11 judges are

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