Federal District (Brazil)
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For the generic term, see Federal district. For the former Federal District of Brazil, see Federal District of Brazil (1891–1960).
The Federal District (Portuguese: Distrito Federal [dʒisˈtɾitu fedeˈɾaw] ⓘ) is one of 27 federative units of Brazil. Located in the Center-West Region, it is the smallest Brazilian federal unit and the only one that has no municipalities, being divided into 35 administrative regions. The federal capital of Brazil, Brasília, which is also the seat of government of the Federal District, is located in its territory. The Federal District is almost completely surrounded by the state of Goiás, but it shares a small border with Minas Gerais.
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Federal District
Distrito Federal (Portuguese) | |
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| Distrito Federal Federal District | |
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| Coordinates: 15°47′42″S 47°45′28″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Seat of government | Brasília |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ibaneis Rocha (MDB) |
| • Vice Governor | Celina Leão (PP)[lower-alpha 1] |
| • Senators | Damares Alves (Republicanos) Izalci Lucas (PSDB) Leila Barros (PDT) |
| • Legislature | Legislative Chamber of the Federal District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,802 km2 (2,240 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 27th |
| Population (2007)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,570,160 |
| • Estimate (2019) | 3,015,268 |
| • Rank | 20th |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Demonym | Candango |
| GDP | |
| • Total | R$ 286.944 billion (US$ 53.228 billion) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2021 |
| • Category | 0.814[4] – very high (1st) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 70000-000 to 73690-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-DF |
| Website | df.gov.br |
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