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Paraná (state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 24 00 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -24.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 051 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -51.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Named for Paraná River which forms W & NE Borders; terrain features large escarpments & plateaus; first settled in 17th cen. by Spanish & Portuguese looking for gold; one of nation's chief producers of coffee; has large European immigrant population. |
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| Paraná (preferred,C,V,Portuguese-P)
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| Paraná (Spanish)
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| Estado do Paraná (C,V,O)
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| Parana, Estado do (C,V)
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| BR18 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Estado de Paraná (C,U,Spanish)
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Sul (region (geographic)) (P) |
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Paraná (state) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| state (preferred, C) |
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since 1891 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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| agricultural land (C) |
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| mining center (C) |
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| inhabited place (C) |
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