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Federative Republic of Brazil
Republica Federativa do Brasil
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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17.039 million (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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4.4 million (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: good working system
domestic: extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations international: 3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region east), connected by microwave relay system to Mercosur Brazilsat B3 satellite earth station |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) (1999) |
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Radios:
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71 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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138 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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36.5 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.br |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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50 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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13.98 million (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total:
broad gauge: 5,679 km 1.600-m gauge (1,199 km electrified) narrow gauge: 24,666 km 1.000-m gauge (930 km electrified) dual gauge: 336 km 1.000-m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge note: in addition to the interurban routes itemized above, Brazil has 247.8 km of suburban railway consisting of 170.8 km of 1.600-m gauge (75 km electrified) and 77 km of 1.000-m gauge (1999 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 1.98 million km
paved: 184,140 km unpaved: 1,795,860 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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50,000 km |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 2,980 km; petroleum products 4,762 km; natural gas 4,246 km (1998) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Belem, Fortaleza, Ilheus, Imbituba, Manaus, Paranagua, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande, Salvador, Santos, Vitoria |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 165 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,662,570 GRT/5,875,933 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Chile 2, Germany 6, Greece 1, Monaco 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 32, cargo 25, chemical tanker 5, combination ore/oil 9, container 12, liquefied gas 11, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 54, roll on/roll off 10, short-sea passenger 1 |
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Airports:
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3,365 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 665
over 3,047 m: 7 2,438 to 3,047 m: 23 1,524 to 2,437 m: 155 914 to 1,523 m: 435 under 914 m: 45 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 2,925 2,738
1,524 to 2,437 m: 72 914 to 1,523 m: 1,316 under 914 m: 70 1,350 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary) |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 48,859,610 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 32,743,504 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 1,762,740 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$13.408 billion (FY99) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.9% (FY99) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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uncontested dispute with Uruguay over islands in the Rio Quarai (Rio Cuareim) and the Arroio Invernada (Arroyo de la Invernada) |
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Illicit drugs:
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illicit producer of cannabis; minor coca cultivation in the Amazon region, used for domestic consumption; government has a large-scale eradication program to control cannabis; important transshipment country for Colombian and Peruvian cocaine headed for the US and Europe; also used by traffickers as a way station for narcotics air transshipments between Peru and Colombia; upsurge in drug-related violence and weapons smuggling; important market for Colombian, Bolivian, and Peruvian cocaine; illicit narcotics proceeds earned in Brazil are often laundered through the financial system; significant illicit financial activity in the Tri-Border Area |