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State of Pará
State
Flag Coat of arms
Location of State of Pará in Brazil
Coordinates: 5°40′S 52°44′W / 5.667°S 52.733°W / -5.667; -52.733
Country	Brazil
Capital and Largest City	Belém
Government
• Governor	Simão Jatene
• Vice Governor	Helenilson Pontes
Area
• Total	1,247,689.5 km2 (481,735.6 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	7,792,561
• Rank	9th
• Density	6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
• Rank	21st
Demonym	Paraense
GDP
• Year	2006 estimate
• Total	R$ 44,376,000,000 (13th)
• Per capita	R$ 6,241 (22nd)
HDI
• Year	2005
• Category	0.755 – medium (16th)
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
Postal Code	66000-000 to 68890-000
ISO 3166 code	BR-PA
Website	pa.gov.br

Pará is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the northern part of the country.

The capital city is Belém. Other cities include:

• Santarém
• Óbidos
• Anapu

States of Brazil
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

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