Mato Grosso
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The flag of Mato Grosso features three horizontal stripes — blue on top, white in the middle, and green on the bottom — with the state coat of arms centered on the white stripe. The coat of arms displays a shield with agricultural and mining symbols, reflecting the state's economy based on soybean farming, cattle ranching, and mineral extraction. The blue represents the vast sky, white stands for peace, and green symbolizes the lush vegetation of the Cerrado and Amazon biomes.
Mato Grosso contains the northern portion of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, which floods to the size of England during the rainy season.
Adopted: 1947
