São Leopoldo
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Federal Republic of São Leopoldo República Federal de São Leopoldo | |
|---|---|
| Capital and largest city | Curitiba |
| Official languages | Portuguese |
| Demonym(s) |
Leopoldean Leopoldense |
| Government | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
| Matheus Teixeira | |
| Suzana Gonçalves | |
| Legislature | National Council |
| Senate | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |
| Independence from Empire of Brazil | |
• Declared | March 1, 1845 |
• Recognized | December 19, 1853 |
• First constitution | January 2, 1854 |
| Area | |
• Total | 576,409.6 km2 (222,553.0 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2018 census | 29,672,993 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2015 estimate |
• Total | R$541 billion |
| HDI (2010) |
0.756 high |
| Currency | Leopoldean real (R$) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +55 |
| ISO 3166 code | SLP |
| Internet TLD | .slp |
São Leopoldo, officially the Federal Republic of São Leopoldo, is sovereign nation located in South America. It borders Brazil to the north, Argentina and Paraguay to the west, Uruguay to the south, and Atlantic Ocean to the east. The capital city and the largest city of the country is Curitiba.
São Leopoldo is a federal republic following the presidential system. The President is the both head of state and head of government as well. The national legislature is the Federal Council, which divided into two chambers: Senate (upper house) and Chamber of Deputies (lower house).