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  • 09-03-2008, 12:25 AM
    jakncoke
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  • 09-03-2008, 12:27 AM
    jakncoke
    São Paulo ([sɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈpaʊ̯lʊ] (help·info)) is the capital of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is the largest in Brazil and first in South America by population. [1] It is located in the South East of the country. It is also the richest city of Brazil. The name means Saint Paul in Portuguese. The city has an area of 1,523 square kilometres (588 sq mi)[2] and a population of 10,990,000,[3] which makes it the most populous in Brazil, in South America and in the southern hemisphere. [4] Greater São Paulo, which includes adjacent municipalities, has a population close to 20 million, making it the second largest in the Americas, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world.[5]

    People from the city of São Paulo are known as paulistanos, while paulistas designates anyone from the whole of São Paulo state, including the paulistanos. The city's Latin motto is Non ducor, duco, which translates as "I am not led, I lead". A famous nickname for the city is "Sampa". São Paulo is also known for its unreliable weather, the sheer size of its helicopter fleet, architecture and multitude of skyscrapers.[6] The São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport connects São Paulo with many Brazilian cities and also operates international flights.
  • 09-03-2008, 12:27 AM
    jakncoke
    A capital is the area of a country, province, region, or state, regarded as enjoying primary status; it is almost always the city which physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of the seat of government and fixed by law, but there are a number of exceptions. Alternate terms include capital city and political capital; the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of "capital".
  • 09-03-2008, 12:27 AM
    jakncoke
  • 09-03-2008, 12:28 AM
    jakncoke
    The seat of government is the location of the government for a political entity. The seat of government is usually located in the capital. In some countries the seat of government differs from the capital, e.g. in the Netherlands where The Hague is the seat of government and Amsterdam is the Capital of the Netherlands.
  • 09-03-2008, 12:28 AM
    jakncoke
    Australia

    The seat of government and national capital is Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, a territory excised from New South Wales in accordance with the Constitution and the Seat of Government Act of 1908. However, until 1927 the de facto capital was Melbourne.

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