Country ProfilesFour separate economies with increasing economic interaction BRAZIL: the commodities warehouse| Area |
8,514,877 km sq |
| Population |
198,739,269 |
| Birth rate* |
18.43 |
| Life expectancy |
71.99 years |
| Labour force |
95,210,000 |
| Unemployment |
7.4% |
| GDP 2009 |
$1,482bn |
| GDP real growth |
0.1% |
| Inflation (CPI) |
4.2% |
| Industrial production growth |
-7.0% |
* births per 1.000 population. Source: CIA The World Fact Book.RUSSIA: the energy store| Area |
17,098,242 km sq
|
| Population |
140,041,247 |
| Birth rate* |
11.10 |
| Life expectancy |
66.03 years |
| Labour force |
75,810,000 |
| Unemployment |
8.9% |
| GDP 2009 |
$2,103bn |
| GDP real growth |
-8.5% |
| Inflation (CPI) |
11.9% |
| Industrial production growth |
-11.0% |
* births per 1.000 population. Source: CIA The World Fact Book.INDIA: the service centre| Area |
3,287,263 km sq
|
| Population |
1,156,897,766 |
| Birth rate* |
21.72 |
| Life expectancy |
66.09 years |
| Labour force |
467,000,000 |
| Unemployment |
9.5% |
| GDP 2009 |
$3,548bn |
| GDP real growth |
6.1% |
| Inflation (CPI) |
9.8% |
| Industrial production growth |
5.2% |
* births per 1.000 population. Source: CIA The World Fact Book.CHINA: the trading giant| Area |
9,596,961 km sq
|
| Population |
1,338,612,968 |
| Birth rate* |
14.00 |
| Life expectancy |
73.47 years |
| Labour force |
812,700,000 |
| Unemployment |
4.3% |
| GDP 2009 |
$8,767bn |
| GDP real growth |
8.4% |
| Inflation (CPI) |
-0.8% |
| Industrial production growth |
8.1% |
* births per 1.000 population. Source: CIA The World Fact Book. |
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