Rio de Janeiro (state)

:This article is about the Brazilian state, Rio de Janeiro. For the city with the same name, see Rio de Janeiro

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Statistics

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Capital:Rio de Janeiro

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Area:43,696.054km²

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Inhabitants:14,381,282

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Pop. density:328.59 inh./km²

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Timezone:GMT -3

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Timezone - GMT

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ISO 3166-2:BR-RJ

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Governor:Rosângela Matheus

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Map

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Rio de Janeiro is one of the 26 states of Brazil (plus the Federal District). It has an area of 43,653km² and is situated on the southeastern coast. Its capital is the city of Rio de Janeiro, which was the colony's capital as of 1764 (the first being Salvador da Bahia), and the nation's capital from 1822 to 1960. In the year 2000, the population was 14,381,282.

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States - Brazil - Federal District - Rio de Janeiro - 1764 - 1822 - 1960 - 2000

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Governor: Rosângela Matheus (since January 1, 2003).

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January 1 - 2003

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Lieutenant Governor: Luiz Paulo Conde (former mayor of Rio de Janeiro).

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Mayor - Rio de Janeiro

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