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Paraná State
Paraná lies in the far south of Brazil, bordered on the north-west by Mato Grosso do Sul, on the north-east by São Paulo state and on the south by Santa Catarina.
Rio Paraná
The Rio Paraná forms a natural boundary between Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul and the neighbouring country of Paraguay to the west. On the west side of the coastal plain, a region of moist heat, the Serra do Mar, here covered by tropical rain forest, rises steeply up to heights around 1900m/6200ft.
Economy
Paraná's principal agricultural product is coffee, followed by soya beans and grain. Mining and forestry also make contributions to the economy. The Itaipu hydro-electric station at Foz do Iguaçu, the largest of its kind in the world, is a joint undertaking by Brazil and Paraguay.
Paraná lies in the far south of Brazil, bordered on the north-west by Mato Grosso do Sul, on the north-east by São Paulo state and on the south by Santa Catarina.
Rio Paraná
The Rio Paraná forms a natural boundary between Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul and the neighbouring country of Paraguay to the west. On the west side of the coastal plain, a region of moist heat, the Serra do Mar, here covered by tropical rain forest, rises steeply up to heights around 1900m/6200ft.
Economy
Paraná's principal agricultural product is coffee, followed by soya beans and grain. Mining and forestry also make contributions to the economy. The Itaipu hydro-electric station at Foz do Iguaçu, the largest of its kind in the world, is a joint undertaking by Brazil and Paraguay.
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