Pará
state in the North Region of Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pará is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the northern part of the country.
State of Pará | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of State of Pará in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 5°40′S 52°44′W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Capital and Largest City | Belém |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Simão Jatene |
| • Vice Governor | Helenilson Pontes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,247,689.5 km2 (481,735.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,792,561 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 21st |
| Demonym | Paraense |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2006 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 44,376,000,000 (13th) |
| • Per capita | R$ 6,241 (22nd) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2005 |
| • Category | 0.755 – medium (16th) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 66000-000 to 68890-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-PA |
| Website | pa.gov.br |
The capital city is Belém. Other cities include:
- Santarém
- Óbidos
- Anapu
References
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