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'Pará'

Flag of Pará
Map of Brazil highlighting the state
See other Brazilian States
'Capital'	Belém
'Largest City'	Belém
'Area'	1.253.164,5 km²
'Population'   - Total   - Density	5.181.570 4.1 inh./km²
'Governor'	Ana Julia Carepa(PT)
'Demonym'	''Paraense''
'HDI' (2000)	0.723 – medium
'Timezone'	GMT-3 and GMT-4 (west)
'ISO 3166-2'

'Pará' (pron. ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northern part of the country.
Neighboring states are (from north clockwise) Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the north it also borders Guyana and Suriname (which has a district named Para).
The capital city of the state is Belém. Other cities include:

★ Santarém

★ Óbidos

★ Anapu
See also:

★ List of cities in Brazil (all cities and municipalities)

Contents

Geography

History

Flag

External links

Notes

Geography

Pará is a territory of mostly tropical moist forest, covering a vast area of Amazon Rainforest.

History

Several rebellions during colonial times occurred in this state. (see History of Brazil).

Flag

The white stripe in the flag represents the zodiac, the Equator and the Amazon River. The blue star is Spica in the constellation Virgo, which is also depicted on the Flag of Brazil representing the state. The two red areas symbolize the vigor of the local people.

External links

★ Official homepage (Portuguese)

★ Brazilian Embassy in London

★ Portal Paraense

Notes