Brazilian Federal District

Federal District
Distrito Federal
Flag of Federal District
Coat of arms of Federal District
Motto(s): 
VENTVRIS VENTIS
"To the coming winds"
Location of Federal District in Brazil
Location of Federal District in Brazil
Coordinates: 15°47′42″S 47°45′28″W / 15.79500°S 47.75778°W / -15.79500; -47.75778
CountryBrazil
Seat of governmentBrasília
Government
 • GovernorRodrigo Rollemberg (PSB)
 • Vice GovernorRenato Santana (PSD)
 • SenatorsCristovam Buarque (PPS)
José Reguffe (I)
Hélio José (PROS)
Area
 • Total5,802 km2 (2,240 sq mi)
 • Rank27th
Population
 (February 2017)[1]
 • Total3,013,144
 • Rank20th
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
  • Rank1st
DemonymBrasiliense
GDP
 • Year2015 estimate
 • TotalUS$116 billions(PPP) US$65 billions (8th)
 • Per capitaUS$38.549 (PPP)[2] US$21,779 (1st)
HDI
 • Year2014
 • Category0.839 [3]very high (1st)
Time zoneUTC−03:00 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−02:00 (BRST)
Postal code
70000-000 to 73690-000
ISO 3166 codeBR-DF
Websitedf.gov.br

The Federal District (Portuguese: Distrito Federal [d͡ʒisˈtɾitu fedeˈɾaw] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a part of Brazil, which is used to shelter Brasília, the federal capital. It is in the centre of the country.

  1. "IBGE - Projeção da população". www.IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. Pontes, Helena Maria Mattos. "IBGE - Agência de Notícias". Agência de Notícias - Ibge. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2018-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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