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Capital:	Curitiba is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Paraná. In 2001 it had a population of some 1,600,000 people. The city is on a plateau 3,120 feet above sea level. It is 65 miles west of the sea port of Paranaguá, at 25... Curitiba
Area:	199,544 Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 m2 100 hectares 0.386 102 square miles... km²
Inhabitants:	9,150,000 (?)
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Governor:	Roberto Requião
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Other meanings: Paraná, Argentina, Paraná River

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Paraná is one of the 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. The twenty-six states are: See also: Brazil, List of subnational entities, List of capitals of subnational entities External link Map Categories... states 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. Spanning a vast area between central South America and the Atlantic Ocean, it borders Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela... Brazil, located in the southern part of the country, bordering The Republic of Paraguay is a landlocked republic in South America. Lying on both banks of the Paraguay River, it borders Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the northeast and Bolivia to the northwest. The name Paraguay is derived from the Guarani words pará, meaning river and guay... Paraguay and Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast and Chile in the west. The country is formally named Rep... Argentina. The territory was set apart from the province of São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. General Aspects Geography: São Paulo State has an area of approximately 248,800 sq. km. Population: approximately 38 million. Economy: São Paulo state is responsible... São Paulo in Events January 19 - Giuseppe Verdis opera Il Trovatore premieres in Rome January 21 - Russell L. Hawes patents the envelope folding machine January 29 - Napoleon III marries the Spanish Countess Eugènie at the Tuileries March 4 – Inauguration of US president Franklin Pierce June 7 - Franklin College of Lancaster... 1853, as a punishment for the latter's support in the insurrection of Events February 21 - John J. Greenough patents the sewing machine. March 5 - Over 500 Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas briefly occupy San Antonio and then head back to the Rio Grande. This is the first such invasion since the Texas Revolution. March 30 - Anesthesia is used for... 1842. It is in the The Brazil southern region is characterized by its high standard of living, the highest in the country, as of 2004, the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul had an average of ~0.805 in the Human Development Index. General Information Area: 577.214 km² (6,2... Southern region of Brazil.

The main cities of the state are:

• Curitiba is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Paraná. In 2001 it had a population of some 1,600,000 people. The city is on a plateau 3,120 feet above sea level. It is 65 miles west of the sea port of Paranaguá, at 25... Curitiba
• Londrina is a city in southern Brazil that was founded on December 10, 1934. Londrina is the second largest city in the state of Paraná. The city has a population of 447,065 (estimation IBGE, 2000), 662,885 (metropolitan area, estimation IBGE, 2000). It is a regional centre and is... Londrina
• Maringá
• Ponta Grossa
• Cascavel is a city with aproximately 280.000 habitants. It is located in the Southwest part of the State of Paraná. It is a major rodoviary center of Brazil, and a regional center of the region. Categories: Brazil geography stubs ... Cascavel
• Guarapuava
• Campo Mourão
• Cornélio Procópio
• Araucária
• São José dos Pinhais
• Paranaguá
• Pato Branco
• Santo Antônio da Platina
• Foz do Iguaçu

Social Care

Paraná has one of the highest standard of living in Brazil, with a relatively low criminality rates, a special attention given to Education encompasses teaching and learning specific skills, and also something less tangible but more profound: the imparting of knowledge, good judgement and wisdom. Education has as one of its fundamental goals the imparting of culture from generation to generation (see socialization). Overview The education of an individual human begins at... education and Health can be defined negatively, as the absence of illness, functionally as the ability to cope with everyday activities, or positively, as fitness and well-being (Blaxter 1990). In any organism, health is a form of homeostasis. This is a state of balance, with inputs and outputs of energy and... health and a The UN Human Development Index (HDI) measures poverty, literacy, education, life expectancy, and other factors. It is a standard means of measuring well-being, especially child welfare. The index was developed in 1990 by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq, and has been used since 1993 by the United Nations... HDI of ~0.785, the 4th highest in Brazil.

In 2001, with the new governor, Roberto Requião, the state of Parana started a huge educational program, called "Paraná Digital". This program will install about 5m000 laboratories using This article is about Linux-based operating systems, GNU/Linux, and related topics. See Linux kernel for the kernel itself. See Linux (washing powder) for the Swiss brand of detergent. Tux, a plump penguin, is the official Linux mascot Linux is a computer operating system and its kernel. It is... Linux to every state student.

In October 2003 Paraná banned both the cultivation and transportation of A genetically modified organism is an organism whose genetic material has been deliberately altered. Examples are diverse, and include commercial strains of wheat that have been modified by irradiation since the 1950s, transgenic experimental animals such mice, or various microscopic organisms altered for the purposes of genetic research. Terminology Genetically... genetically modified crops. This is stricter than the national standard, which prohibits commercial cultivation of such crops, but allows experimental cultivation and permits transport. Paraná, Brazil's largest grain producing state, is now also Brazil's largest exporter of Organic farming is a way of farming that avoids the use of synthetic chemicals and genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and usually subscribes to the principles of sustainable agriculture. Its theoretical basis puts an emphasis on soil health. Its proponents believe that healthy soil, maintained without the use of man-made... organically-grown crops.

Nevertheless, the state has some critical social problems, mainly in the west and in the suburbs of the city of Curitiba and Foz do Iguaçu.

External links

• Paraná (http://www.pr.gov.br); info from its local government.
• Paraná (http://www.webhotel.com.br); Official Hotel Guide.
• Curitiba (http://www.curitiba-brazil.com).
• Brazil Pictures (http://www.geographicguide.com/brazil.htm);