Brazil

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Population: 202656788
South America


Brazil is located in Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean.

Drinking Water and Sanitation

While more than half of the population has access to improved drinking water, there are still communities that lack access to improved water sources. A larger portion of the rural population lacks improved water access. (14.7% of the rural population was estimated to be using unimproved water vs. 0.3% of urban population in 2012). A larger portion of the population has access to improved drinking water than improved sanitation (97.5 vs. 81.3).18.7% of the population does not have access to improved sanitation facilities (which include flush or pour-flush toilets connected to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or composting toilet) (2012 estimate).[1]


  1. ^ The World Factbook 2013-14. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2013. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html from entry for Brazil accessed August 2014 from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html




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Agreement includes riparian- Agreement of cooperation between the government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay and the Federal Republic of Brazil for the use of natural resources and the development of the basin of the Cuareim river, Agreement includes riparian- Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between Brazil and Uruguay establishing a joint commission for the development of the Mirim Lagoon, Agreement includes riparian- Treaty for Amazonian cooperation, Agreement includes riparian- Treaty on cooperation for the utilization of the natural resources and the development of the Mirim Lagoon basin (Treaty of the Mirim Lagoon basin) and Protocol (Jaguaro River Protocol)
Other - Treaty of the River Plata Basin
Other - Agreement of cooperation between the government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay and the Federal Republic of Brazil for the use of natural resources and the development of the basin of the Cuareim river
Other - Treaty on cooperation for the utilization of the natural resources and the development of the Mirim Lagoon basin (Treaty of the Mirim Lagoon basin) and Protocol (Jaguar‹o River Protocol)
Other - Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between Brazil and Uruguay establishing a joint commission for the development of the Mirim Lagoon
Other - Treaty for Amazonian cooperation