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Capital:	Manaus as seen from a NASA satellite image, surrounded by the rivers. ...Manaus
Area:	1 570 947 Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...km² There are 27 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. ...Ranked 1st
Inhabitants:	2 812 557 (2000) There are 27 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. ...Ranked 17th
Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ...Pop. density:	1.8 inh./km² There are 27 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. ...Ranked 26th
Time Zone is also a historical computer game. ...Timezone:	GMT_4
Governor:	Eduardo Braga
ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ...ISO 3166_2:	BR_AM
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Amazonas is the largest There are 26 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. ...state of The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America, and fifth largest in the world. ...Brazil, located in the northern part of the country. Neighboring states are (from north clockwise) Roraima is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northern part of the country. ...Roraima, Pará _ Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...Pará, Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, located in the western part of the country. ...Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Acre is a state of Brazil, located in the north_western part of the country. ...Acre. It also borders The Republic of Peru (Spanish: Perú; Quechua, Aymara: Piruw) is a country in western South America, bordering with Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south_east and south, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...Peru, The Republic of Colombia is a country in north_western South America. ...Colombia and The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America. ...Venezuela. This includes the Colombia is divided into 32 departments (departamentos, singular _ departamento): Additionally, there is one capital district (distrito capital), Bogotá D.C.. See also ISO 3166_2:CO External links Colombias entry in Statoids Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Departments of Colombia ...department Amazonas is the name of four subnational entities in various South American nations. ...Amazonas in Colombia, as well as the Amazonas State, Venezuela (it does not border the Peruvian Categories: South America geography stubs | Peru ...Amazonas Region).

Other cities include:

• Barcelos is a city located in Braga district in the north of Portugal the city population is 22,207 in 7 parishes the municipality has 121,245 in 89 parishes. ...Barcelos

Geography

Amazonas has a territory covered mostly by jungle, covering a vast area of A river in the Amazon rainforest The Amazon is a rainforest in South America. ...Amazon Rainforest. The state is named after the Length 6,296 km Elevation of the source 5,597 m Average discharge 219,000 m³/ s Area watershed 6,915,000 km² Origin Nevado Mismi Mouth Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Brazil (62. ...Amazon River.

Amazonas is home to the highest Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ...mountain in Brazil; Pico da Neblina is the highest mountain in Brazil. ...Pico da Neblina which stands at 3,014 metres The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ...above sea level.

The state is almost entirely covered by the Amazon rainforest, and its relief is divided into three categories, viz:

• igapos _ permanently A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ...flooded land, roots of vegetation always submerged
• varzeas _ higher than igapos, land is only submerged when For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A waterfall on the Ova da Fedoz, Switzerland A river is a large natural waterway. ...rivers are at their highest during the wet season
• low For alternate uses of the term, see Plateau (disambiguation). ...plateaux _ higher still, never submerged

This wide and varied terrain means that the Amazonas region attracts a large number of A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...tourists.

Economy

Amazonas' economy was once reliant almost entirely upon This article is about the material rubber, for other uses see Rubber (disambiguation) Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky emulsion (known as latex) in the sap of a number of plants but can also be produced synthetically. ...rubber; today it has wide and varied industries, including the farming of Binomial name Manihot esculenta Crantz Cassava or manioc (Manihot esculenta; also yuca in Spanish, and mandioca, aipim, or macaxera in Portuguese) is a woody perennial shrub of the spurge family, that is extensively cultivated as an annual crop for its edible starchy tuberous root. ...cassava, Orange blossoms and oranges on tree For other uses of orange, see orange (disambiguation) The Orange Citrus x sinensis is a Citrus tree, and the fruits of this tree. ...oranges, and other cultures.

The most recent change in the state's economy is the effort the Brazilian government is making to pursue the development of industries which main focus will be the exporting of consumer goods. Due to its geographical proximity to the markets in the northern hemisphere and amazon countries, like Venezuela, they believe this move will have a great economic impact not only in the north region of Brazil but in the entire country.

History

The name "Amazonas" was given to the Amazon River by early The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ...Spanish explorers, who fought skirmishes with female Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...Amerindian warriors that they named after the fierce mounted female warriors in Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral_poetic tradition. ...Greek mythology. Another, less common version states that the term Amazon comes from a local Amerindian word, amassunu, which means "sounds of the waters".

What is today Amazonas state was first taken control of after the Events January 25 _ Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. ...1494 The Treaty of Tordesillas (signed at Tordesillas (Castile), June 7, 1494) divided the world outside of Europe in an exclusive duopoly between the Spanish and the Portuguese along a north_south meridian 370 leagues (1770 km; 1100 miles) west of the Cape Verde Islands (off the coast of Senegal in...Treaty of Tordesillas, which essentially divided the planet (excluding, of course, World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...Europe) between the Spanish and the The Republic of Portugal (República Portuguesa), or Portugal, is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe; it is the westernmost country in continental Europe. ...Portuguese, territories west of (approximately) 46° 37' W beloning to Spain, those east of that Latitude, denoted φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ...latitude, to Portugal.

Originally, most of South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...South America (except for a small part of the east coast of modern Brazil) was ceded to Spain. However, the Portuguese controlled the area in practicality, with numerous A reference to colonization, or the resulting communities. ...settlements and large numbers of Portuguese soldiers in the Brazil area. Spain officially handed over control of the region with the The Treaty of Madrid was a document signed by Spain and Portugal concerning their empires and status of their slave plantations in what is now Brazil. ...Treaty of Madrid in Events March 2 _ Small earthquake in London April 4 _ Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 _ Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 _ Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex to...1750.

The state of Amazonas was officially created by Dom Pedro IIs family Dom Pedro II and President Ulysses S. Grant, Philadelphia Exposition, 1876 Dom Pedro II in his old age Dom Pedro II of Brazil Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil was the second and final Brazilian Emperor. ...Dom Pedro II in Events January 4 _ The first American ice_skating club is formed (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). ...1850.

The state met an era of splendour in the Events and Trends Crimean war (1854 _ 1856) fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire. ...1850s, at the peak of This article is about the material rubber, for other uses see Rubber (disambiguation) Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky emulsion (known as latex) in the sap of a number of plants but can also be produced synthetically. ...rubber production and exports. However, the economic gain was largely thanks to great human suffering: untold thousands of Slavery is any of a number of related conditions involving control of a person against his or her will, enforced by violence or other clear forms of coercion. ...enslaved Amerindian seringueiros (rubber tappers) died through A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. ...disease and overwork.

By the late Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 _ 1815). ...1800s, the Brazilian rubber monopoly was slowly dying, as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the British Commonwealth and European Union. ...British and The Netherlands ( Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ( Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ...Dutch plantations in Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...South_East Asia were producing cheaper, superior quality rubber, and by 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...1900 the Amazonas state had fallen into serious economic decline because of this. It was not until the Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ...1950s that federal government policy rescued the state from complete financial ruin.

The state capital of Manaus had once been a rich city (it received street lighting and a historic postcard showing electric trolley_powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ...streetcars before London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ...London!) but had largely fallen into disrepair since the end of the rubber boom. In 1967 _ Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...1967, the federal government implemented a plan to revive the city, and today the city is the financial centre of the region.

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The flag was adopted by law No. 1513 of January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...January 14, 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British...1982. The 25 stars in the topleft corner represent the 25 municipalities which existed on August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ...August 4, Events January 1 - Brooklyn, New York merges with New York City. ...1897. The bigger star represents the capital Manaus. The two horizontal white bars represent hope, while the red bar in the middle represents the struggles overcome.

External links

• Official homepage (http://www.am.gov.br) (Portuguese)
• Brazilian Embassy in London's Amazonas page (http://www.brazil.org.uk/page.php?cid=353)