Amazonas (Brazilian state)

Amazonas (Portuguese pronunciation: [amaˈzõnɐs]^{[footnote 1]}) is a state o Brazil, locatit in the northwastren corner o the kintra. It is the lairgest Brazilian state bi aurie an the 9t lairgest kintra subdiveesion in the warld.

Amazonas State Estado do Amazonas
State
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Location o State o Amazonas in Brazil
Coordinates: 5°0′S 63°0′W
Kintra	Brazil
Caipital an Lairgest Ceety	Manaus
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Wilson Lima (PSC)
• Vice Govrenor	Carlos Almeida
Area
• Total	1570745.7 km2 (606,468.3 sq mi)
Area rank	1st
Population  (2010 census)[1]
• Total	3,480,937
• Rank	15t
• Density	2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
• Density rank	26t
Demonym(s)	Amazonense
GDP
• Year	2006 estimate
• Total	R$ 69,166,000,000 (10t)
• Per caipita	R$ 23.043 (9t)
HDI
• Year	2006
• Category	0.780 – medium (13t)
Time zone	UTC-03 (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-02 (Brazilian DST)
Postal Code	69000-000 to 69290-000 69400-000 to 69890-000
ISO 3166 code	BR-AM
Website	amazonas.am.gov.br

Neebourin states are (frae the north clockwise) Roraima, Pará, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, an Acre. It borders Peru, Colombie an Venezuela an aw. This includes the depairtment Amazonas in Colombie, as well as the Amazonas, Venezuela, an the Loreto Region in Peru.

Amazonas is namit efter the Amazon River, an hame tae the heichest muntain in Brazil, Pico da Neblina, a tepui which staunds at 2,994 metre (9,823 ft) abuin sea level.

Notes

1. In Brazilian Portuguese. The European Portuguese pronunciation is [ɐmɐˈzonɐʃ]. In some parts of Brazil the /ʃ/ is also used like in Rio de Janeiro or Belém.