Pará

Pará is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the northern part of the country.

State of Pará
Location of State of Pará in Brazil
Coordinates: 5°40′S 52°44′W
Country Brazil
Capital and Largest CityBelém
Government
  GovernorSimão Jatene
  Vice GovernorHelenilson Pontes
Area
  Total1,247,689.5 km2 (481,735.6 sq mi)
Area rank2nd
Population
 (2012)[1]
  Total7,792,561
  Rank9th
  Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
  Density rank21st
Demonym(s)Paraense
GDP
  Year2006 estimate
  TotalR$ 44,376,000,000 (13th)
  Per capitaR$ 6,241 (22nd)
HDI
  Year2005
  Category0.755 medium (16th)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
Postal Code
66000-000 to 68890-000
ISO 3166 codeBR-PA
Websitepa.gov.br

The capital city is Belém. Other cities include:

References


States of Brazil
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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