Maranhão
state in the Northeast Region of Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maranhão is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the northeastern region of the country. To the north is the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão shares borders with Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. In the 19th century, the state used plantation slaves to produce cotton for Europe.[2]
State of Maranhão | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of State of Maranhão in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 6°11′S 45°37′W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Capital and Largest City | São Luís |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Flávio Dino (PSB) |
| • Vice Governor | Carlos Brandão (PSDB) |
| • Senators | Eliziane Gama (Cidadania) Roberto Rocha (PSDB) Weverton Rocha (PDT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 331,983.293 km2 (128,179.466 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,714,314 |
| • Rank | 10th |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th |
| Demonym | Maranhense |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2006 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 28,621,000,000 (16th) |
| • Per capita | R$ 4,628 (26th) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2005 |
| • Category | 0.683 – medium (26th) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| Postal Code | 65000-000 to 65990-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-MA |
| Website | ma.gov.br |
Major cities in the state besides the state capital São Luís are Imperatriz, Timon, and Caxias. The Alcantara spaceport is in the north of the state, not far from São Luís.
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