Brazil
Country Analysis of Brazil
----------By Leiyong Li
Introduction
In recent years, business people pay a lot attention on Asian countries because of its largest labor force, enormous market and the rapid economics development. International capital swarmed into these countries to chase the benefits resulted from low-cost labor and loose environment protection policies. It looks like that the South America, another emerging market with boundless potentials, has been ignored by people.
South America is composed of 12 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, and 3 dependencies: Falkland Islands (the United Kingdom), French Guiana (French), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (the United Kingdom). The total area is 17,840,000 square kilometers, about 3.5 percent of the total surface of the Earth. The total population of South America is 371,000,000, which is higher than that of the United States (www.south-america-travel.info). The total gross domestic production (GDP) of the 12 countries in South America is about USD 3.990 trillion in the year of 2010 (CIA World Factbook). The largest river (the Amazon River), the longest mountain range (the Andes), and the largest rainforest (the Amazon rainforest) in the world are all located in this amazing and charming continent.
Brazil, with the full name as the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the most important country in this region. It is the fifth largest country in the world with total area of 8,514,877 square kilometers, holding nearly half of whole South America. With the total population of 203,429,773, Brazil is the most populous country in South America and the fifth in the world. The total GDP of Brazil in 2010 was $ 2.172 trillion in purchasing power parity (PPP), which was about half of the total GDP of South America and was ranked ninth in the world. Boosted by the export of raw material and
----------By Leiyong Li
Introduction
In recent years, business people pay a lot attention on Asian countries because of its largest labor force, enormous market and the rapid economics development. International capital swarmed into these countries to chase the benefits resulted from low-cost labor and loose environment protection policies. It looks like that the South America, another emerging market with boundless potentials, has been ignored by people.
South America is composed of 12 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, and 3 dependencies: Falkland Islands (the United Kingdom), French Guiana (French), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (the United Kingdom). The total area is 17,840,000 square kilometers, about 3.5 percent of the total surface of the Earth. The total population of South America is 371,000,000, which is higher than that of the United States (www.south-america-travel.info). The total gross domestic production (GDP) of the 12 countries in South America is about USD 3.990 trillion in the year of 2010 (CIA World Factbook). The largest river (the Amazon River), the longest mountain range (the Andes), and the largest rainforest (the Amazon rainforest) in the world are all located in this amazing and charming continent.
Brazil, with the full name as the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the most important country in this region. It is the fifth largest country in the world with total area of 8,514,877 square kilometers, holding nearly half of whole South America. With the total population of 203,429,773, Brazil is the most populous country in South America and the fifth in the world. The total GDP of Brazil in 2010 was $ 2.172 trillion in purchasing power parity (PPP), which was about half of the total GDP of South America and was ranked ninth in the world. Boosted by the export of raw material and