Mato Grosso do Sul

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Statistics

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Capital:Campo Grande

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Area:358,158.7 km²

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Inhabitants:2,026,600 (2000)

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Pop. density:3.1 inh./km²

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Timezone:GMT-4

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ISO 3166-2:BR-MS

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Governor:José Miranda dos Santosmostly known as Zeca do PT

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Map

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Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil.

Related Topics:
States - Brazil

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Neighbouring states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay and Bolivia to the west.

Related Topics:
Mato Grosso - Goiás - Minas Gerais - São Paulo - Paraná - Paraguay - Bolivia

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Mato Grosso do Sul literally means "Southern Thick Forest", a name inherited from its northern neighbour state of Mato Grosso, of which it was part until the latter was split in the 70s.

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It is not uncommon for people to mistakenly refer to it as simply "Mato Grosso", which has led the government to sometimes consider changing its name to "Pantanal", a reference to its best known geographical feature (see below).

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