Rio Grande do Sul

Japanese: リオ･グランデ･ド･スル[州]（英語表記）Rio Grande do Sul

A state in southern Brazil, located at the southernmost tip of the country, bordering Argentina and Uruguay. Its capital is Porto Alegre. Its area is 282,184 km2, which is 3.32% of the national land area, and its population is 9,578,600 (1995), with a population density of 34 people/km2. The state is divided into three parts: the mountainous region in the northeast and the coastal range and coastal plain in the southeast. The Rio Grande Plateau in the northeast exceeds 1,000 m in some places. The Rio Grande Shield in the southeast belongs to the coastal range and is in the 500 m range.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ブラジル南部の州で，国土の最南端に位置し，アルゼンチンおよびウルグアイと国境を接する。州都ポルト･アレグレ。面積28万2184km2で，全国土の3.32％に相当し，人口は957万8600(1995)で，人口密度は34人/km2である。州域は北東部の山地および南東部の海岸山脈と海岸平野に三分される。北東部のリオ･グランデ高原は所により標高は1000mを超える。南東部のリオ･グランデ楯状地は，海岸山脈に属し，500m台である。

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