City: State of Pernambuco
Country: Brazil
Capital and Largest City: Recife
Government• Governor: Paulo Câmara (PSB)
• Vice Governor: Raul Henry (MDB)
• Senators: Armando Monteiro (PTB)
Fernando Bezerra Coelho (MDB)
Humberto Costa (PT)
Area• Total: 98,311.616 km (37,958.327 sq mi)
Area rank: 19th
Population (2012)• Total: 8,931,028
• Rank: 7th
• Density: 91/km (240/sq mi)
• Density rank: 6th
Demonym(s): Pernambucano/Pernambucana
GDP• Year: 2007 estimate
• Total: R$ 32,255,687,000 (10th)
• Per capita: R$ 4,337 (21st)
HDI• Year: 2014
• Category: 0.709 – high (19th)
Time zone: BRT (UTC−03:00)
Postal Code: 50000-000 to 56990-000
ISO 3166 code: BR-PE
Website: pe.gov.br
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Pernambuco (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɛʁnɐ̃ˈbuku]) is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. The state of Pernambuco also includes the archipelago Fernando de Noronha. With an estimated population of 9.2 million people in 2013, it is the seventh most populous state of Brazil, and is the sixth most densely populated and the 19th most extensive among the states and territories of the country. Its capital and largest city, Recife, is one of the most important economic and urban hubs in the country. As of 2013 estimates, Recife's metropolitan area is the fifth most populous in the country, and the largest urban agglomeration in Northeast Brazil.
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