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Brazil, North Region

North Region
Região Norte
Region
Location of North Region in Brazil
Location of North Region in Brazil
Coordinates: 3°7′45″S 60°1′17″W / 3.12917°S 60.02139°W / -3.12917; -60.02139Coordinates: 3°7′45″S 60°1′17″W / 3.12917°S 60.02139°W / -3.12917; -60.02139
Country  Brazil
States AC, AP, AM, PA, RO, RR and
Area
 • Region 3,853,676.9 km2 (1,487,913.0 sq mi)
Area rank 1st
Population (2016 census)
 • Region 17,707,783
 • Rank 4th
 • Density 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Density rank 5th
 • Urban 75.6%
GDP
 • Year 2014
 • Total R$308 billion (5th)
 • Per capita R$17,879 (4th)
HDI
 • Year 2014
 • Category 0.718 – high (4th)
 • Life expectancy 71 years (4th)
 • Infant mortality 25.8 per 1,000 (2nd)
 • Literacy 88.7% (4th)
Time zone BRT (UTC-04)
 • Summer (DST) BRST (UTC-03)

The North Region of Brazil (Portuguese: Região Norte do Brasil) is the largest Region of Brazil, corresponding to 45.27% of the national territory. It is the least inhabited of the country, and contributes with a minor percentage in the national GDP and population. It comprises the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and .

Its demographic density is the lowest in Brazil considering all the regions of the country, with only 3.8 inhabitants per km2. Most of the population is centered in urban areas.

Belém International Airport and Manaus International Airport connect the North Region with many Brazilian cities and also operate some international flights.

The North is home to the Federal University of Amazonas and Federal University of Pará.

The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests and comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world. Wet tropical forests are the most species-rich biome, and tropical forests in the Americas are consistently more species rich than the wet forests in Africa and Asia. As the largest tract of tropical rainforest in the Americas, the Amazonian rainforests have unparalleled biodiversity. More than 1/3 of all species in the world live in the Amazon Rainforest.


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