Ceará

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.

State of Ceará
Flag of State of Ceará
Coat of arms of State of Ceará
Motto: 
Terra da Luz (Land of Light)
Location of State of Ceará in Brazil
Location of State of Ceará in Brazil
Coordinates: 5.08°S 39.65°W / -5.08; -39.65
Country Brazil
Capital and Largest CityFortaleza
Government
  GovernorCamilo Sobreira de Santana
  Vice GovernorIzolda Cela
Area
  Total146,348.3 km2 (56,505.4 sq mi)
  Rank17th
Population
 (2012)[1]
  Total8,606,005
  Rank8th
  Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
   Rank11th
DemonymCearense
GDP
  Year2011
  TotalR$ 84,360,000,000 (12th)
  Per capitaR$ 9,666 (List of Brazilian states by gross domestic product)
HDI
  Year2005
  Category0,723
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-02 (Brasília Summer)
Postal Code
60000-000 to 63990-000
ISO 3166 codeBR-CE
Websiteceara.gov.br

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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