Total Population         174,468,575                                                278,058,881
Population Growth    .91%                                                             .9%
Infant Mortality          97 deaths/1000 births                              6.8 deaths/1000 biths
Life Expectancy           69 years                                                      77 years
Literacy Rate               89.2%                                                          97%

GDP                               $1.19 trillion                                              $9.96 trillion
    per capita                  $6,500                                                          $96,200
National Debt              $232 billion                                                $862 billion
People Below
    Poverty Line            17.4%                                                           12.7%

Labor Force
    Services                    53.2%                                                            72.9%
    Agriculture             23.1%                                                            2.5%
    Industry                    23.7%                                                           24.6%
%GDP
    Services                    62%                                                                80%
    Agriculture              9%                                                                  2%
    Industry                    29%                                                                18%

Agriculture                  Coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice,              Wheat and other
 Products                       corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus,               grains, corn, beef
                                        Fruit, vegetables, cotton, beef,                   
                                        pork, poultry, dairy, forest products,
                                        fish
Industrial                      Textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement
    Products                    lumber, iron, tin, steel, aircraft,
                                        auto parts, machinery

Consumers of
    Exports                    US-24%, Argentina-12%, Germany-10%
                                       Japan-5%, Italy-5%

information from The World Fact Book

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