Area: 8,511,965km2
Population: 190,010,647 (July 2007 est)
Mineral resources:
Bauxite,gold,iron ore,manganese,nickel,phosphates,

platinum,tin,uranium
Mining Factoids:
*In 2001 Brazil produced 70 mineral commodities for

export: 45 industrial minerals, 21 metals and 4 fuels
*Brazil is Latin America's leading producer of aluminum,cement,ferroalloys,gold,iron ore,manganese,

steel and tin