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Pará

Coordinates: 5°40′S 52°44′W / 5.667°S 52.733°W / -5.667; -52.733
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State of Pará
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
Coordinates: 5°40′S 52°44′W / 5.667°S 52.733°W / -5.667; -52.733
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
 • Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
  • Rank21st
DemonymParaense
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

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

The capital city is Belém. Other cities include:

References

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  1. "IBGE | Portal do IBGE | IBGE".


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