Maranhão
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| Capital | São Luís | |
| Largest City | São Luís | |
| Area | 333,366 km² | |
| Population - Total - Density |
5,642,960 17 inh./km² |
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| Governor | Roseana Sarney(PMDB) | |
| Demonym | Maranhense | |
| Timezone | GMT-3 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-MA | |
Maranhão is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the north-eastern region of the country. To the north is the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão shares borders with Piauí, Tocantins and Pará.
Major cities in the state besides the state capital São Luís are Imperatriz, Timon, and Caxias. The Alcantara spaceport is located in the north of the state, not far from São Luís.
| 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 | |
