一、概况巴西联邦共和国(REPUBLICA FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL)位于南美洲东部,东临大西洋,北接委内瑞拉、圭亚那、苏里南和法属圭亚那,西与哥伦比亚、秘鲁和玻利维亚交界,南与巴拉圭、阿根廷和乌拉圭毗连。国土面积851.1965万平方公里。人口1.5亿(1990年)。葡萄牙语为官方语言。首都是巴西利亚(Brasilia)。巴西是拉丁美洲最大的国家,面积和生产总值均占拉美地区的40％左右,人口约占 I. GENERAL The REPUBLICA FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL is located in the eastern part of South America with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana in the north, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia in the west, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay in the south . Land area of ​​8.51959 million square kilometers. Population 150 million (1990). Portuguese is the official language. The capital is Brasilia. Brazil is the largest country in Latin America with an area and GDP of about 40% of the total in Latin America, with a population of about