Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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Amazonas (Brazilian state)

Administration
Full nameAmazonas State
Native nameEstado do Amazonas
Native name langpt
Settlement typeState
CountryBrazil
Government
Capital and Largest CityManaus
GovernorOmar José Abdel Aziz
Vice GovernorJosé Melo
Geography
Total Area606307.8 sq mi (1570745.7 km2)
Area rank1st
Demography
Total Population3262741 (15th) (2005 census)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (26th) (0/sq mi)
Pop. Estimate3311026( 2006)
DemonymAmazonense
GDP
Year2006 estimate
TotalR$ 69,166,000,000 (10th)
Per capitaR$ 23.043 (9th)
Year2006
Category0.780 - medium (13th)
Other information
Time zoneUTC-4 (UTC-03)
- Summer (DST)Brazilian DST (UTC-02)
Postal Code69000-000 to 69290-000
69400-000 to 69890-000
ISO 3166 codeBR-AM

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Amazonas -ptamaˈzõnɐs) is a state of Brazil, located in the northwestern corner of the country. It is the largest Brazilian State by area and the 9th largest country subdivision in the world.

Neighboring states are (from the north clockwise) Roraima, Pará, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, and Acre. It also borders Peru, Colombia and Venezuela. This includes the department Amazonas in Colombia, as well as the Amazonas State, Venezuela, and the Loreto Region in Peru.

Amazonas is named after the Amazon River, and home to the highest mountain in Brazil, Pico da Neblina, a tepui which stands at 2994 m (9822.8 ft) above sea level.

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Brazil's star on the rise - The Australian Tweet this news
The Australian---...- rise of Brazil's agro-industrial sector, and the persistent problem of feudalism and indentured slavery in the jungle states of -Amazonas- and Roraima. ... - Date : Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:10:03 GMT+00:00
Company begins selling Amazonian fish burgers - FIS Tweet this news
FIS--From this month, the company Lauschner Alimentos, will begin marketing burgers made with fish in the state of -Amazonas-. Braz Lauschner, the owner of the ... - Date : Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:22:07 GMT+00:00
Aeronave faz pouso forçado em praia de município no interior do Amazonas - Portal Amazônia Tweet this news
Portal Amazônia--A aeronave apresentou problemas no motor e pousou em uma comunidade próxima ao município de Envira, no Sul do -Amazonas-. Três passageiros eo piloto tiveram ... - Date : Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:13:23 GMT+00:00
Centrais Elc Braz (NYSE: EBR) Posts Large Volume Increase, Hits $14.10 - American Banking News Tweet this news
American Banking News--As of December 31, 2009 the Company held such subsidiaries as AES Eletropaulo -Amazonas- Energia and Furnas Centrais Eletricas SA, among others. ... - Date : Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:31:28 GMT+00:00
Confirmada primeira morte por dengue no Amazonas em 2011 - O Repórter Tweet this news
O Repórter--MANAUS (O Repórter) - Foi confirmada nesta segunda-feira (17) a primeira morte causada por dengue no estado do -Amazonas- em 2011. De acordo com a Secretaria ... - Date : Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:22:22 GMT+00:00
Ecuador says Amazonas oil refinery output reduced - Reuters Africa Tweet this news
Reuters Africa--QUITO Jan 17 (Reuters) - An accident on Sunday evening at Ecuador's -Amazonas- oil refinery has cut output to 10000 barrels per day from 20000 bpd, ... - Date : Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:19:33 GMT+00:00
Brazil floods: Worst single-day natural disaster in its history - DigitalJournal.com Tweet this news
DigitalJournal.com--Nearly half of -Amazonas- state's 62 municipalities declared states of emergency, according to the Guardian. What Brazil is now witnessing is what climate ... - Date : Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:13:46 GMT+00:00
SOA, MFG, UNM, FTE, EBR - Hot Movers at NYSE - Savvy Stock Picks Tweet this news
Savvy Stock Picks--As of December 31, 2009 the Company held such subsidiaries as AES Eletropaulo -Amazonas- Energia and Furnas Centrais Eletricas SA, among others.--- - Date : Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:05:32 GMT+00:00
Rio Cristal to invest US$ 3.7 million in exploration projects in Peru this year - Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias Tweet this news
Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias--With funding now available, Rio Cristal has programed a second drill campaign at its 18000 hectare Bongara zinc project in -Amazonas-, to begin when the heavy ... - Date : Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:34:07 GMT+00:00
14th century citadel found - News24 Tweet this news
News24--Was R1,149.95 Now R1,069.45 Lima - Deforestation in the Peruvian province of -Amazonas- led to the discovery of a 14th-century citadel, Peruvian daily El ... - Date : Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:02:32 GMT+00:00

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