Center-West Region, Brazil

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The Brazilian Center-West region is composed of the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul; along with Distrito Federal (Federal District), where Brazil's national capital, Brasília, is situated.

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  • Area: 1,612,077 km² (28,3%)
  • Population: 11,616,750 hab (7,2 hab/km²; 6,4%)
  • GDP: ~US $40 billion (8%), per capita US $3,443
  • HDI: ~0.795
  • Climate: Savanna climate (hot, with relative little precipitation during the year) in the northeast and the east; Tropical in the east and in the west; Equatorial in the north
  • Largest Cities: Brasília (2,043,169); Goiânia (1,090,737); Campo Grande (662,534); Cuiabá (483,044); Aparecida de Goiânia (335,849); Anápolis (287,666), Corumbá (101,000)
  • Economy: Pecuary, "politic business", tourism.

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