Central-west Region, Brazil

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Central-west Region, Brazil

The Brazil ian 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.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Area : 1,612,077 km&² (28,3%)

Population : 11,616,750 hab (7.2 hab/km&²; 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.

SEE ALSO

Brazil Regional Division