Goiás

Goiás is a state of Brazil. It is in the central part of the country. It shares borders with Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, the Federal District, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The capital and largest city in the state is Goiânia. With an area of 341,289 km², Goiás is about the size of the Republic of the Congo; smaller than Germany and larger than Finland.

State of Goiás
State
Flag Coat of arms
Location of State of Goiás in Brazil
Coordinates: 15°56′S 50°8′W
Country	Brazil
Capital and Largest City	Goiânia
Government
• Governor	Marconi Perillo
• Vice Governor	José Eliton
Area
• Total	340,086 km2 (131,308 sq mi)
• Rank	7th
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	6,154,996
• Rank	12th
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
• Rank	17th
Demonym	Goiano
GDP
• Year	2006 estimate
• Total	R$ 57,091,000,000 (9th)
• Per capita	R$ 9,962 (12th)
HDI
• Year	2005
• Category	0.800 – high (9th)
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (BRST)
Postal Code	73700-000 to 76790-000
ISO 3166 code	BR-GO
Website	goias.gov.br

There are 246 municipalities in Goiás. The top 15 cities in order by number of people (est. 01/07/2005) are:

• Goiânia (1,201,006)
• Aparecida de Goiânia (435,234)
• Anápolis (313,412)
• Luziânia (180,227)
• Águas Lindas de Goiás (159,294)
• Rio Verde (133,231)
• Valparaíso de Goiás (119,493)
• Trindade (95,300)
• Planaltina de Goiás (94,717)
• Novo Gama (93,081)
• Formosa (90,247)
• Itumbiara (85,724)
• Jataí (76,100)
• Senador Canedo (71,399)
• Catalão (70,574)