Sergipe
State of Sergipe | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of State of Sergipe in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 10°34′S 37°22′W / 10.56°S 37.36°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Capital and 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 |
Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil. Aracaju is the capital and largest city. Sergipe borders two other states, Bahia and Alagoas.
Geography[change | change source]
Sergipe's land is mostly caatinga. A strip of rainforest runs down the Atlantic coast. There are also swamps near the coast.
Economy[change | change source]
Sergipe's main crop is sugarcane. Cassava is also grown. There is a small petroleum industry.
History[change | change source]
The first people to live in Sergipe were from the Tupi Tribe. The name "Sergipe" is the Tupi word for crab.
The Portugal took over the area, and made a settlement at São Cristóvão. Later, French pirates invaded Sergipe, but they left soon after.
Now, Sergipe is part of free Brazil.
References[change | change source]
| States of Brazil | 
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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: Distrito Federal | |