Capital
Campo Grande
|
Area
358,158.7 km2 |
Towns
77 |
Location
South of the Centre-West Region |
Population
2.026.600 inhabitants |
Population in the Capital
649.593 inhabitants |
Climate
tropical |
Mean Annual Temperature (capital)
23º C |
Time in Relation to Brasília
-1h |
Density of Population
5,66 inhabitants/km2 |
Urbanization
79.45 |
Infant Mortality
23,6 per thousand live-born |
Illiteracy Rate
16.01 |
Contribution to GDP
1,84% |
Representation at National Congress
11 Members of Parliament |
Vegetation
Savanna to the east, swampland, pantanal, to the west and tropical forest to the south |
Tourist Information
Secretaria de Estado da Produção e Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Tel: (67) 724-5120 Fax: (67) 724-5120 Rua 13 de Junho 307, Centro 79002-420
Campo Grande - MS dturismo@prodasul.com.br |
Sources:
IBGE 1998 and Projections for 1999
Abril Almanac
abeira, Gabriel Luiz - "Synthesis of the Brazilian Economy, Rio de
Janeiro, National Trade Confederation (CNC), 1999 |
