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Goiás

Statistics
Capital: Goiânia
Area: 341,289.5 km²
Inhabitants: 4,848,725 (1999)
Pop. density: 14.2 inh./km²
Timezone: GMT-3
ISO 3166-2: BR-GO
Map
Map of Brazil highlighting the state

Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. Neighboring states are (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, the Federal District, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso.

Other cities include:

Flag

Flag of Goiás
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The green bars in the flag symbolize the spring and the yellow bars gold. The blue rectangle in the topleft corner symbolizes the sky, with the five stars forming the constellation of the Southern Cross. The flag was adopted on July 30, 1919.

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