Sergipe
State of Sergipe | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of State of Sergipe in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:10°34′S37°22′W/ 10.56°S 37.36°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Capitaland Largest City | Aracaju |
| Government | |
| •Governor | Marcelo Déda |
| • Vice Governor | Belivaldo Chagas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21,910.348 km2(8,459.633 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 26th |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,110,867 |
| • Rank | 22nd |
| • Density | 96/km2(250/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Demonym | Sergipano |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2006 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 15,126,000,000 (21st) |
| • Per capita | R$ 7,560 (16th) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2005 |
| • Category | 0.742 –medium(20th) |
| Time zone | UTC-3(BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2(BRST) |
| Postal Code | 49000-000 to 49990-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-SE |
| Website | se.gov.br |
Sergipeis the smallest state inBrazil.Aracajuis the capital and largest city. Sergipe borders two other states,BahiaandAlagoas.
Geography
[change|change source]Sergipe's land is mostlycaatinga.A strip ofrainforestruns down the Atlantic coast. There are also swamps near the coast.
Economy
[change|change source]Sergipe's maincropissugarcane.Cassavais also grown. There is a smallpetroleumindustry.
History
[change|change source]The first people to live in Sergipe were from theTupiTribe. The name "Sergipe" is the Tupi word forcrab.
ThePortugaltook over the area, and made asettlementatSão Cristóvão.Later,Frenchpirates invaded Sergipe, but they left soon after.
Now, Sergipe is part of freeBrazil.
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