Pará

Pará is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the northern part of the country.

Flag of State of Pará
Coat of arms of State of Pará
Location of State of Pará in Brazil
Location of State of Pará in Brazil
Country Brazil
Capital and Largest CityBelém
Government
 • GovernorSimão Jatene
 • Vice GovernorHelenilson Pontes
Area
 • Total1,247,689.5 km2 (481,735.6 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total7,792,561
 • Rank9th
 • Density6.2455932/km2 (16.1760120/sq mi)
  • Rank21st
GDP
 • Year2006 estimate
 • TotalR$ 44,376,000,000 (13th)
 • Per capitaR$ 6,241 (22nd)
HDI
 • Year2005
 • Category0.755 – medium (16th)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
Postal Code
66000-000 to 68890-000
ISO 3166 codeBR-PA
Websitepa.gov.br

The capital city is Belém. Other cities include:

References




States of Brazil  
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
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