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Paraná
a state in southern Brazil. Area, 199,600 sq km. Population, about 7 million (1970). Its capital is the city of Curitiba. Paraná’s economy is based on agriculture. The state is the country’s leading producer of coffee, accounting for 1.492 million tons, or 58.1 percent of the national output, in 1969. Other crops include cotton, wheat, maize, beans, rice, and sugarcane. Paraguay tea (maté) is cultivated. Hogs and cattle are raised. Paraná is an important lumbering region, providing about 60 percent of the national output of newsprint and about 90 percent of the lumber for export. Coal and lead and iron ores are mined. Paraná has enterprises of the food-processing, textile, and ferrous and nonferrous metals industries. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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