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Brazil Brazil is fifth largest country in the world, in terms of both population and land area. It is the largest country in South America, occupying 48% of the continent. Important demographics - Land Area = 8,511,996 km2 Population = 174,468,575 Population Density = 19.4 persons/km2 Birth Rate = 20 per 1000 Death Rate = 9 per 1000 Infant Mortality = 37 per 1000 Life Expectancy = 63.2 years Language = Portuguese Religion = Catholic Pop. per doctor = 1080 In 1872, Brazil's population was 9.9 million, which almost doubled to 17.4 by 1900. At this time, the birth rate was 46 per 1000, and the death rate was 30 per 1000, however the birth rate continued at a high level until 1960, yet the death rate declined steadily, resulting in an increasing rate of population growth. The total population reached 50 million in the late 1940s and 100 million in the early 1970s, so since 1940 the population has...

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