Maranhão Facts for Kids

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State of Maranhão

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Location of State of Maranhão in Brazil

Country

Brazil

Capital and Largest City

São Luís

Area

• Total

331,983.293 km² (128,179.466 sq mi)

Area rank

8th

Population

(2012)

• Total

6,714,314

• Rank

10th

• Density

20.2248551/km² (52.382134/sq mi)

• Density rank

16th

Demonym(s)

Maranhense

GDP

• Year

2006 estimate

• Total

R$ 28,621,000,000 (16th)

• Per capita

R$ 4,628 (26th)

HDI

• Year

2005

• Category

0.683 – medium (26th)

Time zone

UTC-3 (BRT)

• Summer (DST)

UTC-2 (BRST)

Postal Code

65000-000 to 65990-000

ISO 3166 code

BR-MA

Website

ma.gov.br

Maranhão is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the northeastern region of the country. To the north is the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão shares borders with Piauí, Tocantins and Pará.

Major cities in the state besides the state capital São Luís are Imperatriz, Timon, and Caxias. The Alcantara spaceport is in the north of the state, not far from São Luís.

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