Rio de Janeiro (state)

Japanese: リオ･デ･ジャネイロ[州]（英語表記）Rio de Janeiro

A state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is the city of Rio de Janeiro. Its area is 44,083 km2, which is only 0.52% of the national land area, but it is home to 13.3 million people (1995), which is about 8.5% of the country's total population. The state is divided into two parts by a coastal mountain range running from southwest to northeast, the Atlantic coast and the Paraiba River basin. Mount Agulhas Negras (2,787 m) in the Itatiaia Mountains in the west is the highest point in the state. The coastline is 705 km long. The Paraiba River originates in Bocaina in the state of São Paulo and flows 1,100 km to São João da Barra, supplying water and sewage, industrial water, and electricity to many cities.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ブラジル南東部の州。州都リオ･デ･ジャネイロ市。面積は4万4083km2で，全国土の0.52％にすぎないが，同国の総人口の約8.5％にあたる1330万人(1995)が集住する。南西から北東に走る海岸山脈によって，州域は大西洋沿岸とパライバ川流域に二分される。西部イタティアイア山脈の中のアグリャス･ネグラス山(2787m)は，州内の最高地点である。海岸線は705kmに及ぶ。パライバ川は，サン･パウロ州のボカイナに源をもち，サン･ジョアン･ダ･バラまで1100kmを流れ，多くの都市に上下水，工業用水，電力を供給している。

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