Capital
Recife |
Area
98,937.8 km2 |
Towns
185 |
Location
Centre-east of the North-East Region
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Population
7,580,826 inhabitants |
Population in the Capital
2.378,087 inhabitants |
Climate
Tropical and semi-arid |
Mean Annual Temperature (capital)
25º C |
Time in Relation to Brasília
The same |
Density of Population
76.62 inhabitants/km2 |
Urbanization Index
70.87 |
Infant Mortality
61.8 per thousand live-born |
Illiteracy Rate
26.4 |
Contribution to GDP
2.7% |
Representation at National Congress
28 Members of Parliament |
Vegetation
Swamps along the coastal strip, tropical rain forest and dry scrub with thorn forest
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Tourist Information
Empresa de Turismo de Pernambuco - Empetur Tel: (81) 417-8000 Fax: (81) 241-9011 Complexo Rodoviário Vice-governador Barreto Guimarães s/nº 53110-900 Olinda - PE
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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 |
