Economically, because the country:

• occupies an area of over 8.5 million km2;

• has a population of 170 million inhabitants and an economically active population of 90 million people;

• presents a birth rate of 2.5 million people per year;

• is a gateway to Mercosur;

• borders ten countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela;

• is one of the world’s ten largest economies;

• has the largest and most diversified industrial park in Latin America and the Caribbean;

• is the world’s largest producer of coffee, oranges and sugar-cane;

• is home to the largest forest based industry in Latin America;

• is one of the largest producers and exporters of rough and processed ore;

• has large reserves of iron ore, bauxite, manganese, tin and gold;

• is among the world’s top generators of electric energy;

• offers an excellent railway and waterway system, alongside a vast coastline, with several harbors;

• is among the world’s top producers of foodstuffs;

• has one of the most modern telecommunications systems;

• has one of the most modern and cutting-edge bank systems in the world;

• has an installed capacity of 32.4 million tons;

• is a large producer of consumer goods;

• has a modern and competitive textile industry, with 30 thousand companies that trade US$ 21 billion per year;

• has 22% of the world’s arable land;

• offers excellent tourism infrastructure;

• is visited by more than 5 million foreign tourists every year;

• is the world’s first producer of commercial jets;

• is the third largest producer of shoes in the world, with a highly competitive leather industry;

• is third among the producers of soda drinks;

• is the fourth largest producer of commercial aircraft in the world;

• has the fifth rubber industry;

• is the sixth largest market for cosmetics, with US$ 9 billion of sales per year;

• has the seventh largest chemical industry;

• is the eighth largest producer of steel in the world (27 million tons per year);

• is the tenth largest producer of automobiles (1.8 million vehicles per year);

• has the tenth largest paper and cellulose industry.

Culturally, because the country:

• is peaceful and multiracial;

• respects immigrants and their creeds.

Politically, because the country:

• sustains a democratic regime;

• sustains stable public institutions, as the Chamber of Deputies, the Federal Senate and the courts of law;

• is free of conflicts, defends international law and promotes peace and progress among nations.

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