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State of Piauí
Flag of State of Piauí
Flag
Coat of arms of State of Piauí
Coat of arms
Location of State of Piauí in Brazil
Location of State of Piauí in Brazil
Country  Brazil
Capital and Largest City Teresina
Area
 • Total 251,577.738 km2 (97,134.708 sq mi)
Area rank 11th
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 3,264,531
 • Rank 19th
 • Density 12.9762316/km2 (33.608286/sq mi)
 • Density rank 18th
Demonym(s) Piauiense
GDP
 • Year 2016
 • Total R$ 41,406,000,000 (21rd)
 • Per capita R$ 12,890 (26th)
HDI
 • Year 2017
 • Category 0,697 – medium (25th)
Time zone UTC-3 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (BRT)
Postal Code
64000-000 to 64990-000
ISO 3166 code BR-PI
Website pi.gov.br

Piauí is one of the 26 states in Brazil. It is located in the northeastern part of the country. The capital of Piauí is Teresina.

Geography of Piauí

Piauí shares its borders with several other Brazilian states. To the west, it borders Maranhão. To the east, you will find Ceará and Pernambuco. Bahia is to the east and south. Piauí also borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north.

Piauí's Coastline

Piauí has the shortest coastline of any Brazilian state that touches the Atlantic Ocean. Its coast is only 66 km long.

Teresina: The Inland Capital

The capital city, Teresina, is special. It is the only state capital in Brazil's northeast that is not on the coast. This is because Piauí was first settled away from the ocean. Over time, it slowly grew towards the coast. Other states in this area started on the coast and then expanded inland.

The Flag of Piauí

The flag of Piauí was created on 24 July 1922. It has a blue section, called a canton, with a star. This blue canton and star represent the state of Piauí itself. The green and yellow stripes on the flag stand for Brazil.

Major Cities in Piauí

Here are some of the important cities in Piauí:


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Acre | Alagoas | Amapá | Amazonas | Bahia | Ceará | Espírito Santo | Goiás | Maranhão | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul | Minas Gerais | Pará | Paraíba | Paraná | Pernambuco | Piauí | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande do Sul | Rondônia | Roraima | Santa Catarina | São Paulo | Sergipe | Tocantins
Federal District: Brazilian Federal District



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