Goiás facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
State of Goiás
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Location of State of Goiás in Brazil
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Capital and Largest City | Goiânia | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 340,086 km2 (131,308 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 7th | ||
| Population
(2012)
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| • Total | 6,154,996 | ||
| • Rank | 12th | ||
| • Density | 18.098352/km2 (46.87452/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 17th | ||
| Demonym(s) | Goiano | ||
| GDP | |||
| • Year | 2006 estimate | ||
| • Total | R$ 57,091,000,000 (9th) | ||
| • Per capita | R$ 9,962 (12th) | ||
| HDI | |||
| • Year | 2005 | ||
| • Category | 0.800 – high (9th) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) | ||
| Postal Code |
73700-000 to 76790-000
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| ISO 3166 code | BR-GO | ||
| Website | goias.gov.br | ||
Goiás is a state of Brazil. It is in the central part of the country. It shares borders with Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, the Federal District, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The capital and largest city in the state is Goiânia. With an area of 341,289 km², Goiás is about the size of the Republic of the Congo; smaller than Germany and larger than Finland.
There are 246 municipalities in Goiás. The top 15 cities in order by number of people (est. 01/07/2005) are:
- Goiânia (1,201,006)
- Aparecida de Goiânia (435,234)
- Anápolis (313,412)
- Luziânia (180,227)
- Águas Lindas de Goiás (159,294)
- Rio Verde (133,231)
- Valparaíso de Goiás (119,493)
- Trindade (95,300)
- Planaltina de Goiás (94,717)
- Novo Gama (93,081)
- Formosa (90,247)
- Itumbiara (85,724)
- Jataí (76,100)
- Senador Canedo (71,399)
- Catalão (70,574)
| States of Brazil |  |
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| Acre | Alagoas | Amapá | Amazonas | Bahia | Ceará | Espírito Santo | Goiás | Maranhão | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul | Minas Gerais | Pará | Paraíba | Paraná | Pernambuco | Piauí | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande do Sul | Rondônia | Roraima | Santa Catarina | São Paulo | Sergipe | Tocantins | |
| Federal District: Brazilian Federal District | |
Images for kids
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Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park
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serra dos Pirineus in Goiás
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Basilica of the Eternal Father
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Wheat harvest in Goiás
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Chemical-mineral complex of the Fosfértil company in Catalão.
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The Mitsubishi plant in Catalão.
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BR-060 Highway
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Wave pool, where thermal water is used, located in RioQuente Resorts, Caldas Novas.
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Santa Barbara Waterfall in Cavalcante
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View of Catalão in Goiás.
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Serra Dourada Stadium in Goiânia
See also
In Spanish: Goiás para niños
