Rio Grande do Norte

Rio Grande do Norte (UK: /ˌr ˌɡrændi d ˈnɔːrti/, US: /- ˌɡrɑːn-/, Portuguese: [ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃dʒ(i) du ˈnɔʁtʃi] ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", referring to the mouth of the Potenji River.

Rio Grande do Norte
Estado do Rio Grande do Norte
State of Rio Grande do Norte
Location of State of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil
Coordinates: 5.74°S 36.55°W / -5.74; -36.55
Country Brazil
FoundedMarch 7, 1948
Capital and largest cityNatal
Government
  GovernorFátima Bezerra (PT)
  Vice GovernorWalter Alves (MDB)
  SenatorsRogério Marinho (PL)
Styvenson Valentim (PODE)
Zenaide Maia (PSD)
Area
  Total52,796.791 km2 (20,384.955 sq mi)
  Rank22nd
Population
 (2007)
  Total3,168,027
  Estimate 
(2022)
3,569,675
  Rank16th
  Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
   Rank10th
DemonymPotiguar or Norte-rio-grandense
GDP
  Year2021 estimate
  TotalUS$17,069,000,000 (18th)
  Per capitaUS$4,922 (18th)
HDI
  Year2021
  Category0.728 – high (14th)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
Postal Code
59000-000 to 59990-000
ISO 3166 codeBR-RN
License Plate Letter SequenceMXH to MZM, NNJ to NOH, OJR to OKC, OVZ to OWG, QGA to QGZ, RGE to RGM, RGN
Websitern.gov.br

The capital and largest city is Natal. The state has 410 km (254 mi) of sandy beaches and contains Rocas Atoll, the only atoll in the Atlantic Ocean. The main economic activity is tourism, followed by the extraction of petroleum (the second largest producer in the country), agriculture, fruit growing and extraction of minerals, including considerable production of seasalt, among other economic activities. The state is home to 1.7% of the Brazilian population and produces 1% of the country's GDP. In 2000-17 the murder rate rose by 655%, making Rio Grande do Norte the state with the highest murder rate in Brazil: 63.9 per 100,000.

Tourist attractions in the state include the Cashew of Pirangi (the world's largest cashew tree), the dunes and the dromedaries of Genipabu, the beaches of Ponta Negra, Maracajaú and Pipa, the Carnatal, Natal's carnival, the sixteenth-century Forte dos Reis Magos fortification, the hills and mountains of Martins, the Natal Dunes State Park, and others. The folklorist Luís da Câmara Cascudo was born and worked in the state. The state is the closest part of mainland Brazil to the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha.

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