Difference between revisions of "Brazil"

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Geography and Population

Located in South America^[1], Brazil has the third largest area among American countries and the second largest population, having a total of 184 million people as of July 2004.^[2]

Abortion

Brazil prohibits abortion unless necessary to save the life of the mother. Sometimes courts have authorized abortion in specific cases of cases of rape or fetal handicap.^[3]

Government

It is currently governed by the leftist Partido dos Trabalhadores (Worker's Party)^[4], a founding member of the Foro de São Paulo (Sao Paulo Forum)^[5]. It has 26 states and 1 federal district;

Economy

Footnotes

[1] CIA World Factbook

[2] Brazilian Government Web Portal

[3] ttp://www.hli.org/brazil.html

[4] PT - Partido dos Trabalhadores

[5] Foro de SP

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