Pernambuco
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State of Pernambuco | ||
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 Location of State of Pernambuco in Brazil | ||
| Country |  Brazil | |
| Capital and Largest City | Recife | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor | Eduardo Campos | |
| • Vice Governor | João Lyra Neto | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 98,311.616 km2 (37,958.327 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 19th | |
| Population (2012)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,931,028 | |
| • Rank | 7th | |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| • Density rank | 6th | |
| Demonym(s) | Pernambucano | |
| GDP | ||
| • Year | 2007 estimate | |
| • Total | R$ 32.255.687 (10th) | |
| • Per capita | R$ 4.337 (21st) | |
| HDI | ||
| • Year | 2005 | |
| • Category | 0.718 – Low (23rd) | |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) | |
| Postal Code | 50000-000 to 56990-000 | |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-PE | |
| Website | pe.gov.br | |
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil. The capital city of the state is Recife. About 8 million people live in Pernambuco with 1.5 million of those living in Recife. The economy is largely based on agriculture, its main exports are sugar cane and manioc. It has a mainly tropical climate.
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| 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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