Mato Grosso

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Statistics

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Capital:Cuiabá

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Area:906,806.9 km²

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Inhabitants:2,375,549 (2000)

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Pop. density:2.6 inh./km²

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Timezone:GMT-4

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ISO 3166-2:BR-MT

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Governor:Blairo Maggi

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Map

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Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, located in the western part of the country.

Related Topics:
States - Brazil

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Neighboring states are (from west clockwise) Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. It also borders Bolivia to the southwest.

Related Topics:
Rondônia - Amazonas - Pará - Tocantins - Goiás - Mato Grosso do Sul - Bolivia

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The name literally means "thick jungle".

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Apart from the state capital, Cuiabá, there are few cities. The most important are

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• Alta Floresta
• Barra do Garças
• Cáceres
• Rondonópolis
• Sinop

Mato Grosso is the site of some of the worst deforestation in the world.

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