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Pará State
Pará is the second largest and the most northerly state in Brazil; only the territories of Amapá and Roraima lie farther north. It is bordered on the west by Amazonas state, on the south by Mato Grosso, on the east by Tocantins, on the north-east by Maranhão and on the north by the neighbouring countries of Guyana and Surinam. Most of the state is on the alluvial plain of the Amazon, which here is joined by the Xingu and the Tapajós, coming from the south, and by the Rio Tocantins. The only parts of the state that are more densely populated are the coastal region, the lower courses of the rivers and the forest areas which have been opened up by the construction of the Rodovia Transamazónica; the more inaccessible regions form a refuge for various Indian tribes. Arable farming (manioc, maize, rice), intensive cattle-rearing and mining form the backbone of the economy; the importance of rubber has declined.
Pará is the second largest and the most northerly state in Brazil; only the territories of Amapá and Roraima lie farther north. It is bordered on the west by Amazonas state, on the south by Mato Grosso, on the east by Tocantins, on the north-east by Maranhão and on the north by the neighbouring countries of Guyana and Surinam. Most of the state is on the alluvial plain of the Amazon, which here is joined by the Xingu and the Tapajós, coming from the south, and by the Rio Tocantins. The only parts of the state that are more densely populated are the coastal region, the lower courses of the rivers and the forest areas which have been opened up by the construction of the Rodovia Transamazónica; the more inaccessible regions form a refuge for various Indian tribes. Arable farming (manioc, maize, rice), intensive cattle-rearing and mining form the backbone of the economy; the importance of rubber has declined.
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