Sergipe
Sergipe (Brazilian Portuguese: [sɛʁˈʒipi] ⓘ), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at 21,910 square kilometres (8,460 sq mi), larger only than the Federal District. Sergipe borders Bahia to the south and west and Alagoas to the north. Aracaju is the capital and the largest city in the state; the state is divided into 75 municipalities. The state has 1.1% of the Brazilian population and produces only 0.6% of the Brazilian GDP.
Sergipe | |
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| Estado de Sergipe State of Sergipe | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
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| Anthem: Hino de Sergipe | |
Location of State of Sergipe in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 10.56°S 37.36°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Founded | July 8, 1820 |
| Capital and largest city | Aracaju |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Fábio Mitidieri (PSD) |
| • Vice Governor | Zezinho Sobral (PDT) |
| • Senators | Alessandro Vieira (MDB) Laercio Oliveira (PP) Rogério Carvalho (PT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21,910.4 km2 (8,459.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 26th |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 2,068,017 |
| • Estimate (2019) | 2,298,696 |
| • Rank | 22nd |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Demonym | Sergipano |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2010 estimate |
| • Total | US$ 11,120,000,000 (23rd) |
| • Per capita | US$ 4,918 (19th) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2021 |
| • Category | 0.702 – high (17th) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 49000-000 to 49990-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-SE |
| License Plate Letter Sequence | HZB to IAP, NVG to NVN, OEJ to OES, OZB, QKN to QKZ, QMA to QMP, RQW to RRH |
| Website | se.gov.br |
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