Alagoas
| State of Alagoas | |||
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| Motto: Ad bonum et prosperitatem "For which is good and for prosperity" |
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 Location of State of Alagoas in Brazil |
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 Brazil
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| Capital and Largest City | Maceió | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Renan Filho (PMDB) | ||
| • Vice Governor | Luciano Barbosa | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 27,767.7 km2 (10,721.2 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 25th | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 3,165,472 | ||
| • Rank | 17th | ||
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 4th | ||
| Demonym(s) | Alagoano (male) Alagoana (female) |
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| GDP | |||
| • Year | 2006 estimate | ||
| • Total | R$ 15,753,000,000 (20th) | ||
| • Per capita | R$ 5,164 (25th) | ||
| HDI | |||
| • Year | 2010 | ||
| • Category | 0.631 – medium (27th) | ||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC-3) | ||
| Postal Code | 57000-000 to 57990-000 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | BR-AL | ||
| Website | governo.al.gov.br | ||
Alagoas (Portuguese pronunciation: [alɐˈɡoɐs]) is one of the 27 states of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). It occupies an area of 27,767 km², being slightly larger than Haiti. Its capital is the city of Maceió.
It is made up of 102 municipalities and its most populous cities are Maceió, Arapiraca, Palmeira dos Índios, Rio Largo, Penedo, União dos Palmares, São Miguel dos Campos, Santana do Ipanema, Delmiro Gouveia, Coruripe, Marechal Deodoro, and Campo Alegre.
Next to last Brazilian state in area (larger only than Sergipe) and 16th in population, it is one of the greatest producers of sugarcane and coconuts in the country and has an economy based on cattle raising.
Land of the sururu (or Charru Mussel), lagoon shellfish which serves as food for the coastal population, and of coconut water, Alagoas also possesses some of the country's richest folklore.
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