Goiás
Goiás is a state of Brazil. It is in the central part of the country. It shares borders with Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, the Federal District, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The capital and largest city in the state is Goiânia. With an area of 341,289 km², Goiás is about the size of the Republic of the Congo; smaller than Germany and larger than Finland.
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of State of Goiás in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 15°56′S 50°8′W / 15.933°S 50.133°WCoordinates: 15°56′S 50°8′W / 15.933°S 50.133°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Capital and Largest City | Goiânia |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Marconi Perillo |
| • Vice Governor | José Eliton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 340,086 km2 (131,308 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,154,996 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| • Density | 18.098352/km2 (46.87452/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 17th |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2006 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 57,091,000,000 (9th) |
| • Per capita | R$ 9,962 (12th) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2005 |
| • Category | 0.800 – high (9th) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| Postal Code | 73700-000 to 76790-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-GO |
| Website | goias.gov.br |
There are 246 municipalities in Goiás. The top 15 cities in order by number of people (est. 01/07/2005) are:
- Goiânia (1,201,006)
- Aparecida de Goiânia (435,234)
- Anápolis (313,412)
- Luziânia (180,227)
- Águas Lindas de Goiás (159,294)
- Rio Verde (133,231)
- Valparaíso de Goiás (119,493)
- Trindade (95,300)
- Planaltina de Goiás (94,717)
- Novo Gama (93,081)
- Formosa (90,247)
- Itumbiara (85,724)
- Jataí (76,100)
- Senador Canedo (71,399)
- Catalão (70,574)
Goiás Media
Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park
Serra dos Pirineus in Goiás
Colheita do Trigo sequeiro em Catalão GO
Chemical-mineral complex of the Fosfértil company in Catalão.
The Mitsubishi plant in Catalão.
Trecho da BR-060 entre Brasília e Goiânia, Brasil.
The President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, poses for a photo during the signing ceremony of the concession contract for the North-South section, in 2019, in Anápolis.
Wave pool, where thermal water is used, located in RioQuente Resorts, Caldas Novas.
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References
| States of Brazil | 
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|---|---|
| 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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