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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State of Pernambuco |
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 Location of State of Pernambuco in Brazil |
| Coordinates: 8°20′S 37°48′W |
| Country | Brazil |
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| Capital and Largest City | Recife |
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| • Governor | Paulo Câmara |
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| • Vice Governor | Luciana Santos |
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| • Senators | Fernando Bezerra Coelho (MDB)
Humberto Costa (PT)
Jarbas Vasconcelos (MDB) |
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| • Total | 98,311.616 km2 (37,958.327 sq mi) |
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| • Rank | 19th |
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| • Total | 8,931,028 |
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| • Rank | 7th |
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| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
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| • Rank | 6th |
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| Demonym | Pernambucano |
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| • Year | 2007 estimate |
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| • Total | R$ 32.255.687 (10th) |
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| • Per capita | R$ 4.337 (21st) |
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| • Year | 2005 |
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| • Category | 0.718 – Low (23rd) |
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| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
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| Postal Code | 50000-000 to 56990-000 |
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| ISO 3166 code | BR-PE |
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| Website | pe.gov.br |
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