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República Federativa do Brasil
Federative Republic of Brazil

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General Info
Country name:
conventional long form: Republica Federativa do Brasil
conventional short form: Brazil
Government type:
Federative Republic

Capital:
Brasilia

Administrative Divisions:
26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins


Constitution:
14 July 1967

Legal system:
based on Roman codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Population (1970): 67,027,765

Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal

Motto: "Ordem e Progresso"
(English: Order and Progress)

Anthem: "Hino Nacional Brasileiro"
(English: Brazilian National Anthem)

Goverment:

President:
Emílio Garrastazu Médici

Vice-President:
Pedro Aleixo