"Its area is 199,307.9 km2 (76,953.2 sq mi), and it is subdivided into 399 municipalities. Its capital is the city of Curitiba. Other major cities are Londrina, Maringá, Ponta ...
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Grossa, Cascavel, São José dos Pinhais and Foz do Iguaçu.
Crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn, Paraná has what is left of the araucaria forest, one of the most important subtropical forests in the world. At the border with Argentina is the National Park of Iguaçu, considered by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. At only 40 km (25 mi) from there, at the border with Paraguay, the largest dam in the world was built, the Hidroelétrica de Itaipu (Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam). The crime rate is considered low by Brazilian standards and the state is one of the most developed ones in the nation,[10] ranking 4th in gross domestic product, only behind the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais.[11]" - (en.wikipedia.org 21.09.2020)
- Latitude-24.670000076294
- Longitude-51.619998931885
- Population10439601
