Ceará

For ither uises, see Ceará (disambiguation).

Ceará (Portuguese pronunciation: [siaˈɾa]^[2]) is ane o the 27 states o Brazil, locatit in the northeastren pairt o the kintra, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8t lairgest Brazilian state bi population an the 17t bi aurie. It is ane o the main touristic destinations in Brazil an aw. The state caipital is the ceety o Fortaleza.

State o Ceará
State
Banner Coat airms
Motto(s):  Terra da Luz (Land of Light)
Location o State o Ceará in Brazil
Coordinates: 5°5′S 40°23′W
Kintra	Brazil
Caipital an Lairgest Ceety	Fortaleza
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Cid Ferreira Gomes
• Vice Govrenor	Francisco José Pinheiro
Area
• Total	146348.3 km2 (56,505.4 sq mi)
Area rank	17t
Population  (2010 census)[1]
• Total	8,448,055
• Rank	6t
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Density rank	11t
Demonym(s)	Cearense
GDP
• Year	2011
• Total	R$ 84,360,000,000 (12t)
• Per caipita	R$ 9,666 (Leet o Brazilian states bi gross domestic product)
HDI
• Year	2005
• Category	0.523
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-02 (Brasília Summer)
Postal Code	60000-000 to 63990-000
ISO 3166 code	BR-CE
Website	ceara.gov.br

Literally, the name Ceará means "sings the jandaia".^[3] Accordin tae José de Alencar, ane o the maist important writers o Brazil an an authority in Tupi Guaraní, Ceará means turquoise or green watters. Thare are theories that the state name wad derive frae Siriará an aw, a reference tae the crabs frae the seashore.

The state is best kent for its extensive coastline, wi 600 kilometer (370 mi) o sand. Thare are muntains an valleys producin tropical fruits an aw. Tae the sooth, on the mairch o Paraíba, Pernambuco an Piauí, is the Naitional Forest o Araripe.