Ceará Facts for Kids

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State of Ceará

Flag	Coat of arms

Motto(s):

Terra da Luz (Land of Light)

Location of State of Ceará in Brazil

Country

Brazil

Capital and Largest City

Fortaleza

Area

• Total

146,348.3 km² (56,505.4 sq mi)

Area rank

17th

Population

(2012)

• Total

8,606,005

• Rank

8th

• Density

58.804954/km² (152.30413/sq mi)

• Density rank

11th

Demonym(s)

Cearense

GDP

• Year

2011

• Total

R$ 84,360,000,000 (12th)

• Per capita

R$ 9,666 (List of Brazilian states by gross domestic product)

HDI

• Year

2005

• Category

0,723

Time zone

UTC-3 (BRT)

• Summer (DST)

UTC-02 (Brasília Summer)

Postal Code

60000-000 to 63990-000

ISO 3166 code

BR-CE

Website

ceara.gov.br

Ceará is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. Ceará has many beaches, which brings a lot of tourism.

Geography

Ceará has an area of 148,016 km². It shares borders on the east by the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba, on the south by Pernambuco state, and on the west by Piauí. Its northern border is the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital is Fortaleza.

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