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Paraíba
state in the Northeast Region of Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paraíba is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the easternmost point of the Americas. João Pessoa is the capital city.
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State of Paraíba | |
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![]() Location of State of Paraíba in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 7°10′S 36°50′W | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital and Largest City | João Pessoa |
Government | |
• Governor | Ricardo Coutinho |
• Vice Governor | Rômulo Gouveia |
Area | |
• Total | 56,584.6 km2 (21,847.4 sq mi) |
• Rank | 21st |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 3,815,171 |
• Rank | 13th |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
• Rank | 8th |
Demonym | Paraibano |
GDP | |
• Year | 2006 estimate |
• Total | R$ 19,953,000,000 (19th) |
• Per capita | R$ 5,507 (24th) |
HDI | |
• Year | 2005 |
• Category | 0.718 – medium (24th) |
Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-02 (Brasília Summer) |
Postal Code | 58000-000 to 58990-000 |
ISO 3166 code | BR-PB |
Website | pb.gov.br |
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