GeographyBRAZIL PROFILEThe largest country in South America, Brazil stretches over almost half of the continent. With a surface area of8,547,400 km², Brazil is the world’s fifth largest country in area (behind Russia, China, Canada and the United States).It covers 4,345 km from north to south between its furthest points and 4,330 km from east to west. The highestpopulation concentrations are along the Atlantic coastlines, most notably in the two largest cities, Sao Paulo and Riode Janeiro. The capital Brasilia is situated over 1,000 km inland.The country is divided into five regions (Centre-West, North, Northeast, South and Southeast), which are themselvesdivided into 26 states plus the Federal District that houses Brazilian capital Brasília.PopulationBrazil has roughly 190 million inhabitants, making it the fifth most populated country on Earth. The Southeast regionis the most heavily-populated in Brazil with almost 80 million people, roughly 40 per cent of the total. It is also themost densely-populated (84.2 inhabitants per km²) and has the highest urbanisation rate at 90 per cent.The official language is Portuguese, however many Brazilians speak other languages according to their origins.German and Italian, for example, are fairly prevalent in the cities of the south. Almost 75 per cent of Brazilians areCatholics, whilst another 26 million are Protestants.History & GovernanceOfficially, Portuguese Pedro Alvares Cabral is regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. His fleet, in search of the Indias,sailed into the South of modern-day Bahia on 22 April 1500. Since 1530, the Portuguese Crown implemented acolonising policy that lasted centuries and ended when Dom Pedro I declared the country's independence on 7September 1822.After 1822, Brazil was governed by an imperial dynasty until a military revolt led by Marshal Manuel Deodoro daFonseca forced Emperor Dom Pedro II to abdicate in November 1889. The country became a republic and, despite along period of instability and even military dictatorship between 1964 and 1985, it now enjoys the fruits ofdemocracy.Current President Dilma Rousseff has held the post since her inauguration on 1 January 2011.EconomyPredominantly agrarian until recently, Brazil underwent rapid industrial growth throughout the 1960s and 1970s, andby the 1980s possessed a fundamentally modern, diversified economy. This development went hand in hand withheavy exploitation of its natural resources, in particular coal and iron ore.Nearly a quarter of the world's coffee comes from Brazil. Brazil is also one of the foremost producers of sugar cane,used not only to make sugar but also the alcohol that fuels 2.5 million specially-designed vehicles. Production levelsof ricin, cocoa, corn and oranges are among the highest in the world as well, while soy, tobacco, potato, cotton, rice,wheat, manioc and bananas are also produced in large quantities. Sheep and cattle are reared in almost every state.The Brazilian rainforest is another source of natural riches, including tung oil, rubber, carnauba oil, caroa fibre,medicinal plants, vegetable oils, resins, timber for construction and various woods used in furniture-making. Brazilhas also begun mining fairly recently, again taking advantage of its abundant natural resources.Football in BrazilFounded in 1914, the Confederaçao Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) boasts a large list of honours: five FIFA World Cups,eight Copa Americas, four FIFA Under-20 World Cups, three FIFA Under-17 World Cups, two FIFA ConfederationsCups, four FIFA Futsal World Cups, three FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups and dozens of continental trophies.Famous players of Brazil over the years include Pele (whose name is almost synonymous with Brazilian sport itself),Leonidas, Garrincha, Didi, Vava, Zagallo, Tostão, Zico, Jairzinho, Carlos Alberto, Socrates, Bebeto, Romario, Cafu,Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos. Brazilian football’s exceptional new talents include superstars Ronaldinho and Kaka.Source: www.fifa.comOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 7
ALGERIA2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESPeople's Democratic Republic of AlgeriaPopulation: 39 millionMain language: ArabicLife expectancy: 71 yearsGDP per person: $8500Capital city: AlgiersAssociation founded: 1962No. footballers / registered: 1,790,200 / 203,900FIFA ranking (May-14): 25Highest FIFA ranking: 19 (Nov-12+)Continental titles: African Cup winners 1990FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 4 (1982, 1986, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Group stageBiggest win: 3-2 v Chile (1982)Biggest loss: 0-3 v Spain (1986)Qualified for 2014 edition as: CAF play-off winners(v Burkina Faso)Australia's record against Algeria (men's)No matches played at any levelGroup HDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in AlgeriaPopulation count (2011 census): 12000.02 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 3.5 3.7 77.5 15.3Median age: 46.6 yearsSex ratio: 156.0 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 18.5 54.4 27.0Australian citizenship rate: 80.4 per centMain localities of residence: Lakemba (NSW),Wiley Park (NSW), Belmore (NSW)FORM GUIDE25/05/13 Mauritania W 1-0 Blida02/06/13 Burkina Faso W 2-0 Blida09/06/13 Benin W 3-1 Porto Novo16/06/13 Rwanda W 1-0 Kigali14/08/13 Guinea D 2-2 Blida10/09/13 Mali W 1-0 Blida12/10/13 Burkina Faso L 2-3 Ouagadougou19/11/13 Burkina Faso W 1-0 Blida31/05/14 Armenia - Sion04/06/14 Romania - GenevaNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 7PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – ALGERIAPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubEsseid Belkalem 25 Def Watford ENGAmir Karaoui 26 Mid Setif ALGNabil Bentaleb 19 Mid Tottenham Hotspur ENG Nacer Khoualed 28 Def Alger ALGRyad Boudebouz 24 For Bastia FRAMedhi Lacen 30 Mid Getafe ESPMadjid Bougherra 31 Def Lekhwiya QATRiyad Mahrez 23 For Leicester City ENGYacine Brahimi 24 Mid Granada ESPAissa Mandi 22 Def Stade de Reims FRALiassine Cadamuro 26 Def Mallorca ESPAdi Mbolhi 28 GK CSKA Sofia BULAbdelmoumene Djabou 27 For Club Africain TUNCarl Medjani 29 Def Valenciennes FRARafik Djebbour 30 For Nottingham Forest ENG Djamel Mesbah 29 Def Livorno ITAlzzeddine Doukha 27 GK El Harrach ALGMehdi Mostefa-Sbaa 30 Mid Ajaccio FRASofiane Feghouli 24 For Valencia ESPCedric Si Mohammed 29 GK Constantine ALGNabil Ghilas 24 For Porto PORIslam Slimani 25 For Sporting PORFaouzi Ghoulam 23 Def Napoli ITAEl Arabi Soudani 26 For Dinamo Zagreb CROAdlane Guedioura 28 Mid Crystal Palace ENG Saphir Taider 22 Mid Internazionale ITARafik Halliche 27 Def Academica Coimbra POR Hassan Yebda 30 Mid Udinese Calcic ITAFoued Kadir 30 For Stade Rennais FRAMohamed Zemmamouche 29 GK Alger ALGCOACH: Vahid Halilhodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) age 62 yearsCoach of Algeria since 2011Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 8
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