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Capital
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Rio de Janeiro
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Area
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43,909.7 km2
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Towns
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91
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Location
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East of the South-East
Region
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Population
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13,807,358 inhabitants
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Population in the
Capital
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9,559,953 inhabitants
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Climate
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Tropical
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Mean Annual Temperature
(capital)
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24º C
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Time in Relation to Brasília
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The same
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Density of Population
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314.45
inhabitants/km2
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Urbanization Index
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95.25
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Infant Mortality
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25,6 per thousand
live-born
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Illiteracy Rate
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6.6
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Contribution to GDP
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12.52%
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Representation at
National Congress
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49 Members of Parliament
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Vegetation
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Swamps along coastal
strips, tropical forests along the coastline and
inland
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Tourist Information
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Cia. de Turismo do
Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Turisrio Tel: 55 (21)
531-1922 Fax: 55 (21) 531-2506 Rua da Assembléia
10, 8º andar, Centro 20119-900 Rio de Janeiro -
RJ
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| Sources: |
| IBGE 1998 and Projections for 1999 |
| Abril Almanac |
| Gabeira, Gabriel Luiz - "Synthesis
of the Brazilian Economy, Rio de Janeiro, National Trade
Confederation (CNC), 1999" |
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Rio
de Janeiro
