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| Capital: | Belém do Pará |
| Area: | 1.253.164,5 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 5.181.570 |
| Pop. density: | 4.1 inh./km² |
| Timezone: | GMT-3 (east) GMT-4 (west) |
| ISO 3166-2: | BR-PA |
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Pará 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 (including the district named ParaPara is also a state of Brazil. Para is a district of Suriname, in the north. Para's capital city is Onverwacht Para has a population of 15,120 and an area of 5,393km². The district is the mining and forestry centre of Suriname, with many large bauxite mi).
Other cities include:
Pará has a territory covered mostly by jungle, covering a vast area of Amazon RainforestThe Amazon is a rainforest in South America. It encompasses 1. 2 billion acres (5 million km²), with parts located within nine nations: Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. This forest represents over ha.
The state was place for several rebellions during colonial times (see History of BrazilThe history of Brazil begins with the arrival of the first Native Americans, over 8,000 years ago, into the present territory of that nation. By 1500, when the Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral reached the Brazilian coast, all parts of those lands).
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The white stripe in the flag represents the zodiacThis article is about the astrological concept. For other uses, see zodiac (disambiguation The zodiac (from Greek zoon "animal") is an imaginary belt in the heavens extending approximately 8 degrees on either side of the Sun's apparent path (the ecliptic). The blue star is SpicaSpica ( α Virginis) is a brilliant first- magnitude star, believed to be the star that provided Hipparchus with the data which enabled him to discover precession of the equinoxes. The temple at Thebes was oriented with reference to Spica in about 32 in the constellation VirgoThis article is about the constellation and astrological sign Virgo. For VIRGO, the French-Italian project in physics analogous to LIGO, see VIRGO (physics). Virgo (the virgin) is a constellation of the zodiac. Lying between Leo to the west and the Libra, which is also depicted on the Flag of BrazilFlag ratio: 7:10 The flag of the Republic of Brazil is a green flag with a large yellow rhombus in the center. Within the rhombus is a blue circle, with white stars of five different sizes and a white band running through it. The motto Ordem e Progresso ( representing the state. The two red areas symbolize the vigor of the local people. |