state o Brazil, locatit in the northwastren corner o the kintra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amazonas (Portuguese pronunciation: [amaˈzõnɐs][footnote 1]) is a state o Brazil, locatit in the northwastren corner o the kintra. It is the lairgest Brazilian state bi aurie an the 9t lairgest kintra subdiveesion in the warld.
Amazonas State Estado do Amazonas | |
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 Banner  Coat airms | |
Location o State o Amazonas in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 5°0′S 63°0′W | |
| Kintra |  Brazil |
| Caipital an Lairgest Ceety | Manaus |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Wilson Lima (PSC) |
| • Vice Govrenor | Carlos Almeida |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1570745.7 km2 (606,468.3 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 1st |
| Population (2010 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,480,937 |
| • Rank | 15t |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 26t |
| Demonym(s) | Amazonense |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2006 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 69,166,000,000 (10t) |
| • Per caipita | R$ 23.043 (9t) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2006 |
| • Category | 0.780 – medium (13t) |
| Time zone | UTC-03 (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02 (Brazilian DST) |
| Postal Code | 69000-000 to 69290-000 69400-000 to 69890-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-AM |
| Website | amazonas.am.gov.br |
Neebourin states are (frae the north clockwise) Roraima, Pará, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, an Acre. It borders Peru, Colombie an Venezuela an aw. This includes the depairtment Amazonas in Colombie, as well as the Amazonas, Venezuela, an the Loreto Region in Peru.
Amazonas is namit efter the Amazon River, an hame tae the heichest muntain in Brazil, Pico da Neblina, a tepui which staunds at 2,994 metre (9,823 ft) abuin sea level.
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