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Where We're From

(Participant Country Profiles)

Brazil

Full name: Federative Republic of Brazil
Population: 182.8 million (UN, 2005)
Capital: Brasilia
Largest city: Sao Paulo
Area: 8.55 million sq km (3.3 million sq miles)
Major language: Portuguese
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 66 years (men), 74 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 real = 100 centavos
Main exports: Manufactured goods, iron ore, coffee, oranges, other agricultural produce
GNI per capita: US $3,460 (World Bank, 2006)
Internet domain: .br
International dialing code: +55

Colombia

Full name: Republic of Colombia
Population: 45.6 million (UN, 2005)
Capital: Bogota
Area: 1.14 million sq km (440,831 sq miles)
Major language: Spanish
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 69 years (men), 75 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Colombian peso = 100 centavos
Main exports: Petroleum, coffee, coal, gold, bananas, cut flowers, chemicals, emeralds, cotton products, sugar, livestock
GNI per capita: US $2,290 (World Bank, 2006)
Internet domain: .co
International dialing code: +57

Costa Rica

Full name: Republic of Costa Rica
Population: 4.25 million (via UN, 2006)
Capital: San Jose
Area: 51,100 sq km (19,730 sq miles)
Major languages: Spanish (official), English
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 81 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Costa Rican colon = 100 centimos
Main exports: Coffee, bananas, sugar, textiles, electronic components, electricity
GNI per capita: US$4,590 (World Bank, 2006)
Internet domain: .cr
International dialing code: +506

El Salvador

Full name: Republic of El Salvador
Population: 6.9 million (UN, 2007)
Capital: San Salvador
Area: 21,041 sq km (8,124 sq miles)
Major language: Spanish
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 69 years (men), 75 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: US dollar & Salvadoran colon
Main exports: Offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles, chemicals, electricity
GNI per capita: US $2,450 (World Bank, 2006)
Internet domain: .sv
International dialing code: +503

Mexico

Full name: United Mexican States
Population: 106.4 million (UN, 2005)
Capital: Mexico City
Area: 1.96 million sq km (758,449 sq miles)
Major language: Spanish
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 77 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 peso = 100 centavos
Main exports: Machinery and transport equipment, mineral fuels and lubricants, food and live animals
GNI per capita: US $7,310 (World Bank, 2006)
Internet domain: .mx
International dialing code: +52

United States of America

Full name: United States of America
Population: 300 million (US Census Bureau estimate, 2006)
Capital: Washington DC
Largest city: New York City
Area: 9.8 million sq km (3.8 million sq miles)
Major language: English
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 75 years (men), 80 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 US dollar = 100 cents
Main exports: Computers and electrical machinery, vehicles, chemical products, food and live animals, military equipment and aircraft
GNI per capita: US $43,740 (World Bank, 2006)
Internet domain: .us
International dialling code: +1

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