Political system: federal republic
Capital: Brasília
Total area: 8,511,965 square kilometres
Population: 192 million
Official language: Portuguese
Currency: real
23. Jan 2012 at 0:00
Brazil: General facts
Political system: federal republicCapital: BrasíliaTotal area: 8,511,965 square kilometresPopulation: 192 millionOfficial language: PortugueseCurrency: real
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- 5. Everyone crossing the Slovak border should have a negative antigen test from December 7
- 6. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,254 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 7. Rules for isolation have been updated. Green list will be extended, too
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- 10. People who resisted communism will get financial compensation
- 1. Everyone crossing the Slovak border should have a negative antigen test from December 7
- 2. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,254 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 3. News digest: Slovakia still dealing with the loss of its talent
- 4. Rules for isolation have been updated. Green list will be extended, too
- 5. Haščák of Penta detained and accused
- 6. News digest: Who is ready for a vaccine in Slovakia
- 7. Don’t get lost in Bratislava. Some public transport stops change names
- 8. News digest: Penta partner Haščák reportedly charged with corruption after a police raid
- 9. Pass a Slovak language dictation so you can work with foreigners
- 10. Bratislava airport falls to the bottom, the loss will be enormous
- 1. Pass a Slovak language dictation so you can work with foreigners
- 2. Rules for isolation have been updated. Green list will be extended, too
- 3. Everyone crossing the Slovak border should have a negative antigen test from December 7
- 4. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,254 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 5. Bratislava airport falls to the bottom, the loss will be enormous
- 6. News digest: Who is ready for a vaccine in Slovakia
- 7. Slovakia lacks enough antigen tests. The testing intended for the first weekend of December cancelled
- 8. Tugboat in Bratislava probably crashed and then sank
- 9. Roundup: Bratislava’s Old Market Hall hosts Christmas markets
- 10. Tatra Ice Cathedral is open, inspiration taken from St Petersburg this year