Bahia
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| State of Bahia | |||
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| Coordinates: 12°59′S 38°31′W / 12.983°S 38.517°WCoordinates: 12°59′S 38°31′W / 12.983°S 38.517°W | |||
| 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.
Geography [change]
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.
Economy [change]
Bahia is the sixth richest Brazilian state. The economy of Bahia is based on industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, tourism, mining and services.
References [change]
| 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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