Pernambuco
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| State of Pernambuco | |||
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| State | |||
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 Location of State of Pernambuco in Brazil |
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| Coordinates: 8°14′S 37°49′W / 8.24°S 37.81°WCoordinates: 8°14′S 37°49′W / 8.24°S 37.81°W | |||
| Country |  Brazil |
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| 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 | 90.844077/km2 (235.285079/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 | BRT (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BRST (UTC-2) | ||
| 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 | |
