Country & territory dossier
Brazil
South America Sovereign state
Info
- Name
- Brazil
- Continent
- South America
- Country Codes
- BRBRA076
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Capital
- Brasília
- Official Language
- Portuguese
- Currency
- Brazilian real (BRL · R$)
- Area
- 8,515,767 km²
- Political Status
- Sovereign state
- Head of State
- Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva - President Of Brazil - Since
- Head of Government
- Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva - President Of Brazil - Since
- Forms of Government
- Federal Republic, Presidential System, Representative Democracy
Treaties & organizations
79 recorded memberships
| Organization / agreement | Membership type |
|---|---|
| African Development Bank GroupAFDB | nonregional member |
| Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the CaribbeanOPANAL | member |
| Andean CommunityCAN | associate |
| Bank for International SettlementsBIS | member |
| BRICSBRICS | member |
| Central American Integration SystemSICA | observer |
| Community of DemocraciesCD | member |
| Community of Latin American and Caribbean StatesCELAC | member |
| Comuinidade dos Paises de Lingua PortuguesaCPLP | member |
| Financial Action Task ForceFATF | member |
| Food and Agriculture OrganizationFAO | member |
| Group of 15G-15 | member |
| Group of 20G-20 | member |
| Group of 24G-24 | member |
| Group of 5G-5 | member |
| Group of 77G-77 | member |
| Inter-American Development BankIADB | member |
| Inter-Parliamentary UnionIPU | member |
| International Atomic Energy AgencyIAEA | member |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentIBRD | member |
| International Chamber of CommerceICC | national committees |
| International Civil Aviation OrganizationICAO | member |
| International Criminal CourtICCT | member |
| International Criminal Police OrganizationINTERPOL | member |
| International Development AssociationIDA | member |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesIFRCS | member |
| International Finance CorporationIFC | member |
| International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentIFAD | member |
| International Hydrographic OrganizationIHO | member |
| International Labor OrganizationILO | member |
| International Maritime OrganizationIMO | member |
| International Mobile Satellite OrganizationIMSO | member |
| International Monetary FundIMF | member |
| International Olympic CommitteeIOC | member |
| International Organization for MigrationIOM | member |
| International Organization for StandardizationISO | member |
| International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementICRM | member |
| International Telecommunication Satellite OrganizationITSO | member |
| International Telecommunication UnionITU | member |
| International Trade Union ConfederationITUC | NGOs |
| Latin American and Caribbean Economic SystemLAES | member |
| Latin American Integration AssociationLAIA | member |
| League of Arab StatesLAS | observer |
| Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMIGA | member |
| Nonaligned MovementNAM | observer |
| Nuclear Suppliers GroupNSG | member |
| Organisation for Economic Cooperation and DevelopmentOECD | enhanced engagement |
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsOPCW | member |
| Organization of American StatesOAS | member |
| Paris ClubPARIS_CLUB | associate |
| Permanent Court of ArbitrationPCA | member |
| Southern Cone Common MarketMERCOSUR | member |
| Union LatinaUNION_LATINA | member |
| Union of South American NationsUNASUR | member |
| Union of South American NationsUSAN | member |
| United NationsUN | member |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUNCTAD | member |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural OrganizationUNESCO | member |
| United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUNHCR | member |
| United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUNIDO | member |
| United Nations Institute for Training and ResearchUNITAR | member |
| United Nations Interim Force in LebanonUNIFIL | member |
| United Nations Interim Security Force for AbyeiUNISFA | member |
| United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western SaharaMINURSO | member |
| United Nations Mission in LiberiaUNMIL | member |
| United Nations Mission in the Republic of South SudanUNMISS | member |
| United Nations Operation in Cote d'IvoireUNOCI | member |
| United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the CongoMONUSCO | member |
| United Nations Peacekeeping Force in CyprusUNFICYP | member |
| United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near EastUNRWA | member |
| United Nations Stabilization Mission In HaitiMINUSTAH | member |
| Universal Postal UnionUPU | member |
| World Customs OrganizationWCO | member |
| World Federation of Trade UnionsWFTU | NGOs |
| World Health OrganizationWHO | member |
| World Intellectual Property OrganizationWIPO | member |
| World Meteorological OrganizationWMO | member |
| World Tourism OrganizationUNWTO | member |
| World Trade OrganizationWTO | member |