Brazil's Country Risk Analysis
BRAZIL'S COUNTRY RISK ANALYSIS
LIST OF CONTENTS
• Overview • History of Brazil • Political analysis • Economy analysis • BOP analysis • Risk analysis • Strengths & Weaknesses
OVERVIEW
Location - Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Area – 8,511,965 sq km
Land boundaries - total: 14,691 km
Border countries: Argentina 1,224 km, Bolivia 3,400 km, Colombia 1,643km, French Guiana 673 km, Guyana 1,119 km, Paraguay 1,290 km, Peru1,560 km, Suriname 597 km, Uruguay 985 km, Venezuela 2,200 km
Natural resources - bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber.
Land use - arable land: 6.96%, permanent crops: 0.9%, other: 92.15% (2001)
Natural hazards - recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south.
Population - 186,112,794 (July, 2005 est.)
Age structure -
0-14 years: 26.1% (male 24,789,495/female 23,842,715)
15-64 years: 67.9% (male 62,669,392/female 63,719,631)
65 years and over: 6% (male 4,549,552/female 6,542,009) (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups - white 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2000 census).
Religions -Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%,Protestant 15.4%, Spriritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%,other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census).
Languages – Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French.
Literacy – 86.4% total population
Brazil is among of the world’s largest and fastest growing economy. It comprises of some 193
LIST OF CONTENTS
• Overview • History of Brazil • Political analysis • Economy analysis • BOP analysis • Risk analysis • Strengths & Weaknesses
OVERVIEW
Location - Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Area – 8,511,965 sq km
Land boundaries - total: 14,691 km
Border countries: Argentina 1,224 km, Bolivia 3,400 km, Colombia 1,643km, French Guiana 673 km, Guyana 1,119 km, Paraguay 1,290 km, Peru1,560 km, Suriname 597 km, Uruguay 985 km, Venezuela 2,200 km
Natural resources - bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber.
Land use - arable land: 6.96%, permanent crops: 0.9%, other: 92.15% (2001)
Natural hazards - recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south.
Population - 186,112,794 (July, 2005 est.)
Age structure -
0-14 years: 26.1% (male 24,789,495/female 23,842,715)
15-64 years: 67.9% (male 62,669,392/female 63,719,631)
65 years and over: 6% (male 4,549,552/female 6,542,009) (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups - white 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2000 census).
Religions -Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%,Protestant 15.4%, Spriritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%,other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census).
Languages – Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French.
Literacy – 86.4% total population
Brazil is among of the world’s largest and fastest growing economy. It comprises of some 193