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Official language – Portuguese
Capital city – Brasilia
Main industries: energy, chemical, automotive and light industry. The country is developing nuclear power, aircraft construction, space programme, and is developing hydrocarbon deposits on the deep-water continental shelf.
The Federative Republic of Brazil is a member of the United Nations (UN), the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR), the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Group of Twenty (G20), the Commonwealth of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP).