[b]Nation's full name:[/b] 

Estados Unidos do Brasil (United States of Brazil).

[b]Population:[/b] 

56,739,000 Brazilians.

[b]Current leadership:[/b] 

Gaspar Dutra - President of United States of Brazil.
Nereu Ramos - Vice President of United States of Brazil.

[b]Government Type:[/b] 

(República presidencial) Presidential Republic.

[b]Military Strength:[/b] 

327,000 Active Service Men and 2,000,000 Reservists.

[b]State of the Union Summary:[/b]

With Brazil being the first South American country to join the Allies in World War II, they grew in power as their annual Gross National Product (GNP) growth rate was among the highest in the world averaging. That was in part of the debts that the countries were in and the damages that most countries had to rebuild due to Nazi Germany. At the end of World War II, political and economic liberalism were reintroduced in Brazil. Getúlio Dorneles Vargas was overthrown, democratic rule was reestablished, and the foreign-exchange reserves accumulated during the war made possible a reduction of trade restrictions. However, trade liberalization was short-lived. The overvalued foreign-exchange rate, established in 1945. This, combined with persistent inflation and a repressed demand, meant sharp increases in imports and a sluggish performance of exports, which soon led again to a balance of payments crisis.