Bahia
state in the Northeast Region of Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bahia is a state in the northeast area of Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
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State of Bahia | |
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Motto(s): "Per ardua surgo" (Pela dificuldade venço) | |
Coordinates: 12°59′S 38°31′W | |
Country | Brazil |
Capital and largest city | Salvador |
Government | |
• Governor | Jaques Wagner |
• Vice Governor | Edmundo Pereira Santos |
Area | |
• Total | 567,295 km2 (219,034 sq mi) |
• Rank | 5th |
Population (2010 census)[1] | |
• Total | 14,016,906 |
• Rank | 4th |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
• Rank | 12th |
Demonym | Baiano |
GDP | |
• Year | 2006 estimate |
• Total | R$ 137,075,000,000 (6th) |
• Per capita | R$ 9,779.26 (19th) |
HDI | |
• Year | 2005 |
• Category | 3.913 <very high> |
Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
Postal code | 40000-000 to 48990-000 |
ISO 3166 code | BR-BA |
Website | bahia.ba.gov.br |
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