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Page 138
... Paraná River ( 1973-82 ) has stimu- lated economic growth , and the gross national product ( GNP ) grew at an annual rate of 9 percent between 1976 and 1980. During the 1980s , the GNP slowed to a growth rate of less than 2 percent ...
... Paraná River ( 1973-82 ) has stimu- lated economic growth , and the gross national product ( GNP ) grew at an annual rate of 9 percent between 1976 and 1980. During the 1980s , the GNP slowed to a growth rate of less than 2 percent ...
Page 145
... Paraná . This upper course has three impor- tant tributaries , namely the Tietê , the Parana- panema , and the Iguaçu , all three having their sources near the Atlantic coast in southeast- ern Brazil . The Alto Paraná's passage through ...
... Paraná . This upper course has three impor- tant tributaries , namely the Tietê , the Parana- panema , and the Iguaçu , all three having their sources near the Atlantic coast in southeast- ern Brazil . The Alto Paraná's passage through ...
Page 146
... Paraná state . An oil terminal was built there in the late 1970s . Paranaguá is linked to Curitiba , the state capital ( 65 mi inland ) , by rail and highway and serves as a free port for Paraguay . Pop . ( 2000 prelim . ) 122,179 ...
... Paraná state . An oil terminal was built there in the late 1970s . Paranaguá is linked to Curitiba , the state capital ( 65 mi inland ) , by rail and highway and serves as a free port for Paraguay . Pop . ( 2000 prelim . ) 122,179 ...
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