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Did you know?
1. Brazil is a huge country whose land area covers almost half of South America;
2. According to the 2007 Index of Economic Freedom, published by The Heritage Foundation, Brazil's economy is ranked 70th most free in the world;
3. Brazil is perceived as the 57th least corrupt country in the world, according to the 2006 corruption rankings of the World Democracy Audit;
4. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) is growing at an estimated 2.4% annually;
5. Brazil is the only country in Latin America to have Portuguese as its national language;
6. The country is a member of Mercosur, the Latin American trade block. Other full Mercosur members are Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay;
7. Unemployment is currently running at an estimated 9.9%. The working population is approximately 90 million, out of a total population of 188 million (2005 estimate);
8. Brazil's main exports in 2005 were transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos. Its main trading partners are the US, Argentina, The Netherlands, China, Germany, Mexico, Nigeria and Japan.
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