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BRAZIL - Encyclopedia of the Nations

Brazil has an area of 8,511,965 square kilometers (3,286,482 square miles), extending 4,320 kilometers (2,684 miles) from north to south and 4,328 kilometers (2,689 miles) from east to west, and a total coastline of 7,491 kilometers (4,655 miles). Brazil borders all the countries of South America except Chile and Ecuador.

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Encyclopedia of the Nations - Information about countries ...

The Encyclopedia of the Nations is a complete source for detailed information about one hundred ninety three countries in the world, information about the United Nations and the associated agencies, and World Leaders. We have detailed information about physical geography of all countries: Afghanistan to Comoros, Congo to India, Indonesia to Mongolia, Morocco to

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Brazil - Industry - Encyclopedia of the Nations

Brazil - Industry Peak industrial growth was achieved in 1973, when the manufacturing sector grew by 15.8 percent. In 1999 the industrial sector accounted for 31.7 percent of the total gross domestic product, decreasing from 40.6 percent in 1979.

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Brazil - The economy - Encyclopedia Britannica

2021-10-24  Brazil - Brazil - The economy: Brazil is one of the world giants of mining, agriculture, and manufacturing, and it has a strong and rapidly growing service sector. It is a leading producer of a host of minerals, including iron ore,

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Brazil (country) Article about Brazil (country) by The ...

The mining of gold and diamonds is the oldest branch of the mining industry in Brazil. The extraction of coal and oil does not meet the country’s needs. The total coal reserves in the states of Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, and Paraná, where mining takes place, are estimated at up to 6 billion tons.

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Brazil - Minerals Britannica

Brazil - Brazil - Minerals: Brazil contains extremely rich mineral reserves that are only partly exploited, including iron ore, tin, copper, pyrochlore (from which ferroniobium is derived), and bauxite. There are also significant amounts of granite, manganese, asbestos, gold, gemstones, quartz, tantalum, and kaolin (china clay). Most industrial minerals are concentrated in Minas

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OHCHR Brazil Homepage

2021-11-22  Brazil and UN Treaty Bodies. Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises - Mission to Brazil (A/HRC/32/45/Add.1) Contact is in Geneva, Switzerland. Note: OHCHR is not responsible for the content of external links.

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Brazil - Food and Agriculture Organization

2021-2-17  Brazil, a federal republic comprised of 44 states, is the largest Latin American country, covering an area of 8511965 km 2. Brazil has a population of 15 840 million (1991), a low population density of 18 per km 2 and a rather high annual population growth rate of 25%. At present, there is very little pressure on agricultural land.

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Mining Encyclopedia

2021-10-26  Mining Modern mining is an industry that involves the exploration for and removal of minerals from the earth, economically and with minimum damage to the environment. Mining is important because minerals are major sources of energy [1]

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Brazil: Land Infoplease

2021-10-13  Gold mining, ecotourism, and fishing are also important. At the mouth of the Amazon is the city of Belém, chief port of N Brazil. Southeast of the Amazon mouth is the great seaward outthrust of Brazil, the region known as the Northeast. The states of Maranhão and Piauí form a transitional zone noted for its many babassu and carnauba palms.

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Gold Rushes, Brazil Encyclopedia

2021-10-25  Gold Rushes, BrazilThe quest for gold has been a significant part of Brazilian history, driving much of Portuguese and Brazilian penetration into the interior of the country. Large deposits of gold were discovered at the beginning of the eighteenth century in Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Goiás, and Bahia. Source for information on Gold Rushes, Brazil: Encyclopedia of

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The International Seabed Authority and Deep Seabed

2020-11-27  Michael Lodge is Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority. The deep ocean below 200 metres is the largest habitat for life on Earth and the most difficult to

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Brazil History, Map, Culture, Population, Facts ...

2021-11-29  Brazil is the fifth most-populous country on Earth and accounts for one-third of Latin America’s population. Most of the inhabitants of Brazil are concentrated along the eastern seaboard, although its capital, Brasília, is

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Environmental impacts of sand mining in the city of ...

2018-5-29  The urban growth in the Amazon countryside region was led by great infrastructure projects, which demanded a major amount of raw material for civil construction such as sand. The sand mining in the Santarém city, Pará state, is being developed over siliciclastic rocks from the Alter do Chão Formation. This exploitation lacks technical knowledge and standards, leading

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Nations Online Project :: Information Sources

2021-11-25  Nations Online Project uses text snippets (citations) from: Encyclopedia of World Geography (Facts on File Library of World Geography) R. W. Mccoll (Editor) Publisher: Facts on File (August 30, 2005) Language: English , ISBN-10: 9780816057863

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Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ...

The United Nations has acknowledged the problem and among other measures, it produced a set of documents at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2012. In 2015, the UN General Assembly approved the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.

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Mining industry worldwide - statistics facts Statista

2021-8-3  Consequently, the mining sector is pivotal to the world’s economy. The revenue of the top 40 global mining companies, which represent a

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Health Hazards of Mining and Quarrying - ILO Encyclopaedia

2021-11-25  The principal airborne hazards in the mining industry include several types of particulates, naturally occurring gases, engine exhaust and some chemical vapours; the principal physical hazards are noise, segmental vibration, heat, changes in barometric pressure and ionizing radiation. These occur in varying combinations depending on the mine or quarry, its

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Mining Countries of Africa - Mining Africa

2021-1-4  Top mining countries in Africa. The mining countries in Africa are blanketed with vast quantities of untapped mineral wealth. The continent has been ranked by the US Geological Society as having immense reserves of all manner of minerals including diamonds, platinum, bauxite, manganese, gold and cobalt among others.

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Brazil: Land Infoplease

2021-10-13  Gold mining, ecotourism, and fishing are also important. At the mouth of the Amazon is the city of Belém, chief port of N Brazil. Southeast of the Amazon mouth is the great seaward outthrust of Brazil, the region known as the Northeast. The states of Maranhão and Piauí form a transitional zone noted for its many babassu and carnauba palms.

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The International Seabed Authority and Deep Seabed

2020-11-27  Michael Lodge is Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority. The deep ocean below 200 metres is the largest habitat for life on Earth and the most difficult to access. The sea floor ...

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Brazil International Encyclopedia of the First World War ...

Brazil was the only South American country that participated actively in the First World War. Before the war, the country was economically dependent on European and North American markets and modelled itself on Western culture and science. After the war,

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Environmental impacts of sand mining in the city of ...

2018-5-29  The urban growth in the Amazon countryside region was led by great infrastructure projects, which demanded a major amount of raw material for civil construction such as sand. The sand mining in the Santarém city, Pará state, is being developed over siliciclastic rocks from the Alter do Chão Formation. This exploitation lacks technical knowledge and standards, leading to low regard for the ...

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Nations Online Project :: Information Sources

2021-11-25  Nations Online Project uses text snippets (citations) from: Encyclopedia of World Geography (Facts on File Library of World Geography) R. W. Mccoll (Editor) Publisher: Facts on File (August 30, 2005) Language: English , ISBN-10: 9780816057863

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brazil UN News - United Nations

2021-8-23  For almost 30 years, Brazilian activist Joenia Wapixana, has been fighting for indigenous land rights and against “institutionalized discrimination” in Brazil. In a special interview with UN News, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action , she says it’s time to dedicate more resources to this fight.

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Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ...

The United Nations has acknowledged the problem and among other measures, it produced a set of documents at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2012. In 2015, the UN General Assembly approved the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.

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Mining industry worldwide - statistics facts Statista

2021-8-3  Consequently, the mining sector is pivotal to the world’s economy. The revenue of the top 40 global mining companies, which represent a vast majority of the whole industry, amounted to some 656 ...

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Mining Countries of Africa - Mining Africa

2021-1-4  Top mining countries in Africa. The mining countries in Africa are blanketed with vast quantities of untapped mineral wealth. The continent has been ranked by the US Geological Society as having immense reserves of all manner of minerals including

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Law of the Sea - an overview ScienceDirect Topics

2016-9-8  P. Hoagland, ... M.E. Schumacher, in Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2001 Introduction. The law of the sea is a body of public international law governing the geographic jurisdictions of coastal States and the rights and duties among States in the use and conservation of the ocean environment and its natural resources. The law of the sea is commonly associated with an international treaty, the ...

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