Bahia
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| State of Bahia | |||
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Capital and largest city | Salvador | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Jaques Wagner | ||
| • Vice Governor | Edmundo Pereira Santos | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 567,295 km2 (219,034 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 5th | ||
| Population (2010 census)[1] | |||
| • Total | 14,016,906 | ||
| • Rank | 4th | ||
| • Density | 24.708319/km2 (63.99425/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 12th | ||
| Demonym | Baiano | ||
| GDP | |||
| • Year | 2006 estimate | ||
| • Total | R$ 137,075,000,000 (6th) | ||
| • Per capita | R$ 9,779.26 (19th) | ||
| HDI | |||
| • Year | 2005 | ||
| • Category | 3.913 <very high> | ||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BRST (UTC-2) | ||
| Postal code | 40000-000 to 48990-000 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | BR-BA | ||
| Website | bahia.ba.gov.br | ||
Bahia is a state in the northeast area of Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
[change] Geography
The capital city of Bahia is Salvador. Other cities where many people live are Feira de Santana, Vitória da Conquista, Itabuna, Ilhéus, and Juazeiro. Almost all of Bahia is 200 m above the sea level. The São Francisco River is the longest river in Bahia. Salvador was the capital of Brazil from 1549 until 1763.
[change] Economy
Bahia is the sixth richest Brazilian state. The economy of Bahia is based on industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, tourism, mining and services.
[change] References
| States of Brazil |  |
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| Acre | Alagoas | Amapá | Amazonas | Bahia | Ceará | Espírito Santo | Goiás | Maranhão | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul | Minas Gerais | Pará | Paraíba | Paraná | Pernambuco | Piauí | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande do Sul | Rondônia | Roraima | Santa Catarina | São Paulo | Sergipe | Tocantins | |
| Federal District: Brazilian Federal District | |
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