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The State of Amazonas - Brazil1. General Facts
➢ Capital City: Manaus (pop. 1,738,641)
➢ Area: 1,570,745.7 km² (606,468.3 sq mi)
➢ It’s the largest state within Brazil
➢ Population: 3.393.369
➢ Municipalities: 62
➢ GDP (2007): R$42,023,086.00
2. Environmental Facts
➢ The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests
➢ It comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world
➢ More than 1/3 of all species in the world live in the Amazon Rainforest
➢ The largest biodiversity of the planet is present across the State of Amazonas
➢ 98% of the forest layer in the State of Amazonas is preserved
3. Economical facts
➢ The Manaus Free Trade Zone (ZFM) is a regional development model of the Brazilian Amazonia and one of the most successful regional development models in Brazil
➢ It comprises three economic poles: trade, industry and agriculture, and cattle raising
➢ The industrial pole is the base of ZFM model
➢ There are more than 600 factories in Manaus
➢ More than 500 thousand direct and indirect jobs in the industry
➢ More than 50 thousand direct and indirect jobs in the commerce
➢ Sales of US$ 25.7 billion were attained by the industry in 2007
4. How is it possible to protect the environment while developing the economy?
➢ The model of the Manaus Free Trade Zone was created by the Brazilian Government in the late 60’s
➢ It resulted in a rare combination of economic development with environmental conservation
➢ The State of Amazonas had a growth of 502.4% in the manufacturing industry between 1985 and 2002
➢ The State has only 2% of deforestation
➢ The deforestation had a decrease of 21% between 2002 and 2003
➢ More than 40% of the country's largest state is protected by indigenous reserves and conservation areas of various