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Map Zones - Brazil Map Learn about the country's language, geography, history, population, culture, currency, government, people, and economy. http://kids.mapzones.com/world/brazil/
Extractions: Brazil Introduction Back to Top Population 157,872,000 (1996 estimate) Population Density 19 people/sq km (48 people/sq mi) (1996 estimate) Urban/Rural Breakdown 78% Urban 22% Rural Largest Cities Sao Paulo9,842,059 Rio de Janeiro5,547,033 Salvador2,174,072 Belo Horizonte2,060,804 (1993 estimate) Ethnic Groups 22% Mulatto 15% Portuguese 12% Mestizo 11% Italian 11% Black 10% Spanish 19% Other including Germans, Japanese, and Native Americans Languages Official Language Portuguese Other Languages Native American languages, German, Japanese, Italian Religions 90% Roman Catholicism 6% Protestantism 4% Other Brazil Provinces Back to Top 26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins Brazil People Back to Top Brazils population is a mixture of Native American, European, and African peoples. These groups have intermingled over the years to create a society with considerable ethnic complexity. The Native American population has been in Brazil the longest, but is now the smallest group. The Portuguese began arriving in 1500, and other European groups came after 1850. The ancestors of African Brazilians arrived as slaves, beginning about the mid-1500s and ending in 1850 when the slave trade was abolished.
Map Zones - Argentina Map Profiles the population, government, maps, geography, language, people, economy, history, and Argentine capital. http://kids.mapzones.com/world/argentina/
Extractions: Argentina Introduction Back to Top Population 34,995,000 (1996 estimate) Population Density 12.6 people/sq km (32.8 people/sq mi) (1996 estimate) Urban/Rural Breakdown 87% Urban 13% Rural Largest Cities Buenos Aires2,965,403 Córdoba1,208,713 Rosario894,645 (1991 census) Largest Metropolitan Areas Buenos Aires12,594,974 Córdoba1,179,420 Rosario1,157,372 (1992 provisional estimates) Ethnic Groups 85% White 15% Other including Mestizo and Native American Languages Official Language Spanish Other Languages Italian, Native American languages Religions 91% Roman Catholicism 9% Other including Protestantism and Judaism Argentina Provinces Back to Top 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 autonomous city* (distrito federal); Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires Capital Federal*; Catamarca; Chaco; Chubut; Cordoba; Corrientes; Entre Rios; Formosa; Jujuy; La Pampa; La Rioja; Mendoza; Misiones; Neuquen; Rio Negro; Salta; San Juan; San Luis; Santa Cruz; Santa Fe; Santiago del Estero; Tierra del Fuego, Antartica e Islas del Atlantico Sur; Tucuman note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica Argentina People Back to Top The population of Argentina has increased 20-fold since 1869, when 1.8 million people were recorded there by the first census. Population growth was rapid through the early part of the 20th century, but it declined thereafter as both the birth rate and immigration began to drop off; the proportion of young people also declined. Argentina's rates of birth and population growth are now among South America's lowest. The nation's population density is also among the continent's lowest, although certain areas are quite heavily populated, including the Humid Pampa, Mesopotamia, and parts of the eastern Northwest. The population is growing faster in urban areasespecially Buenos Airesthan in the rest of the country. Nearly nine-tenths of the people live in urban areas, about a third in greater Buenos Aires alone.
Map Zones - Bolivia Map Learn about the country's language, geography, history, population, culture, currency, government, people, and economy. http://kids.mapzones.com/world/bolivia/
Extractions: Bolivia Introduction Back to Top Bolivia, officially Republic of Bolivia, republic in central South America, bounded on the north and east by Brazil, on the south-east by Paraguay, on the south by Argentina, and on the west by Chile and Peru. Bolivia and Paraguay are the only landlocked countries in South America. In a north-south direction, the maximum length of Bolivia is about 1,530 km (950 mi); its extreme breadth, in an east-west direction, is about 1,450 km (900 mi). Its area is 1,098,581 sq km (424,165 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest (after Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Colombia) South American country. The constitutional capital is Sucre; the administrative capital and seat of government is La Paz. Official Name- Republic of Bolivia
Map Zones - Venezuela Map Learn about the country's language, geography, history, population, culture, currency, government, people, and economy. http://kids.mapzones.com/world/venezuela/
Extractions: Venezuela Introduction Back to Top Venezuela, officially Republic of Venezuela, republic in South America, bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, on the east by Guyana, on the south by Brazil, and on the south-west and west by Colombia. The coastline of Venezuela is about 2,735 km (1,700 mi) long and has numerous indentations, of which the gulfs of Venezuela and Paria are notable. The coast is generally narrow and steep, except in the west, which has expanses of low and occasionally marshy land. Of the approximately 70 islands off the coast that belong to Venezuela, Margarita is the largest and most important. The total area of Venezuela is 912,050 sq km (352,144 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Caracas. Official Name- Republic of Venezuela
Map Zones - Costa Rica Map Learn about the language, geography, history, population, culture, currency, government, people, and economy. http://kids.mapzones.com/world/costa_rica/
Extractions: Costa Rica Introduction Back to Top Costa Rica, republic in southern Central America, bordered on the north by Nicaragua, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, on the south-east by Panama, and on the south-west and west by the Pacific Ocean. The uninhabited and densely wooded tropical Cocos Island, about 480 km (300 mi) to the south-west in the Pacific Ocean, is under Costa Rican sovereignty. The total area of Costa Rica is 51,100 sq km (19,730 sq mi). The country's capital is San José. Official Name- The Republic of Costa Rica 7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose Costa Rica People Back to Top Costa Rica is noted for having the largest percentage of Spanish population in Central America. The Meseta Central, with more than half the nation's population, is the most predominantly Spanish region in both its manner of living and its ancestry. Spanish is spoken with distinctive national accents and usages. In Central America, a Costa Rican is called a Tico, for Costa Ricans replace the diminutive ending -tito with -tico, a practice known elsewhere but uncommon in Central America. People of African ancestry live mostly in the Caribbean lowland provincia of Limón, which contains overall about 7 percent of Costa Rica's population. They are the descendants of workers brought from the West Indies to build railroads and raise bananas, and most of them speak both Spanish and a Jamaican style of English, the majority being descended from people who came from that island. There are also a substantial number of Chinese, many of whom are also the descendants of imported labourers.
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Map Zones - El Salvador Map Learn about the language, geography, history, population, culture, currency, government, people, and economy. http://kids.mapzones.com/world/el_salvador/
Extractions: El Salvador Introduction Back to Top El Salvador, republic in north-eastern Central America, bounded on the north and east by Honduras, on the extreme south-east by the Gulf of Fonseca, on the south by the Pacific Ocean, and on the west and north-west by Guatemala. El Salvador, the smallest and most densely populated Central American state, is the only one without a Caribbean coastline. It has a total area of 21,041 sq km (8,124 sq mi). San Salvador is the capital and largest city. Official Name- Republic of El Salvador 14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, Santa Ana, San Vicente, Sonsonate, Usulutan El Salvador People Back to Top The Spanish subjugated the native population of El Salvador in the 16th century. Few Spanish women came to the country, however, so many Spanish men took Native American women as their mates. Today nearly 90 percent of the population is mestizo, of mixed European and Native American descent. People of purely Native American descent represent about 5 to 10 percent of the population, while people of European descent represent only about 1 percent. El Salvadors population, 5.2 million according to the 1992 census, was estimated at 6,237,662 in 2001. It grew rapidly during the 20th century, at times increasing more than 3 percent a year. According to a 2001 estimate, El Salvador is the most densely populated country on the mainland of the Americas, with 296 persons per sq km (768 per sq mi). This compares with only 12 inhabitants per sq km (31 per sq mi) in 1821 and 38 per sq km (98 per sq mi) in 1900.
Map Zones - Nicaragua Map Offers Nicaraguan history, along with information on religion, education, society, government, politics, economy, and national security. http://kids.mapzones.com/world/nicaragua/
Extractions: Nicaragua Introduction Back to Top Nicaragua, officially Republic of Nicaragua, largest republic of Central America, bordered on the north by Honduras, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, on the south by Costa Rica, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. The area of Nicaragua is 131,812 sq km (50,893 sq mi), including inland water. The capital city is Managua. Official Name- Republic of Nicaragua 15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento), 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonomista); Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas, Atlantico Norte*, Atlantico Sur* Nicaragua People Back to Top Nicaragua has a population of 4,918,393 (2001 estimate). It is among the poorest nations in Central America, a legacy of years of exploitation by dictators, disasters, and devastating civil war. Its people are mostly mestizo (people of mixed European and Native American ancestry), but diverse minority groups include people of African, Native American, and European descent. Traditionally, a small upper class has controlled most of the nations land and its economic and political power.
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