Northeast Region, Brazil
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The Northeast Region of Brazil (Portuguese: Região Nordeste do Brasil) is one of the five geographical regions of Brazil defined by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in 1969. It is the third largest region, corresponding to 18% of the national territory, and the second in population.
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Northeast Region
Região Nordeste | |
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Coordinates: 12°58′S 38°31′W | |
Country | Brazil |
Largest cities | Salvador (by city proper) Recife (by metro pop.) Fortaleza (by pop. density) |
States | |
Area | |
• Region | 1,558,196 km2 (601,623 sq mi) |
• Rank | 3rd |
Population | |
• Region | 57,374,243 |
• Rank | 2nd |
• Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
• Rank | 3rd |
• Urban | 71% |
GDP | |
• Year | 2014 estimate |
• Total | R$805,099,000,000 (3rd) |
• Per capita | R$14,329.13 (5th) |
HDI | |
• Year | 2014 |
• Category | 0.710 – high (5th) |
• Life expectancy | 69 years (5th) |
• Infant mortality | 33.2 per 1,000 (1st) |
• Literacy | 85,2% (5th) |
Time zones | UTC−02:00 (FNT) |
UTC−03:00 (BRT) |
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