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The Federal Republic of Brazil is a union of twenty-six estados ("states"; singular estado) and formed by the states and one district, the Distrito Federal ("Federal District") which contains the capital city, Brasília.

States are based on historical, conventional borders and have developed throughout the centuries; though some boundaries are arbitrary. The federal district is not a state on its right, but shares some characteristics of a state and some of a municipality.

The Federal District is encompassed by the state of Goiás and Minas Gerais. The codes given below are defined in ISO 3166-2:BR.

[edit] History

In 1943, with the entrance of Brazil into the Second World War, the Vargas regime detached seven strategic territories from the border of the country in order to administrate them directly: Amapá, Rio Branco, Acre, Guaporé, Ponta Porã, Iguaçu and the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha. After the war, the first three territories were retained as states, with Rio Branco and Guaporé being renamed Roraima and Rondônia, respectively. Ponta Porã and Iguaçu resorted to territorial status. In 1988, Fernando de Noronha became part of Pernambuco.

In 1960, the square-shaped Distrito Federal was carved out of Goiás in preparation for the new capital, Brasília. The previous federal district became the state of Guanabara until in 1975 it was merged with the state of Rio de Janeiro, becoming the municipality of Rio de Janeiro.

In 1977, Mato Grosso was split into two states. The northern area retained the name Mato Grosso while the southern area became the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, with Campo Grande as its capital. The new Mato Grosso do Sul incorporated the territory of Ponta Porã and the northern part of Iguaçu. Central Iguaçu went to Paraná, and southern Iguaçu went to Santa Catarina.

In 1988, the northern portion of Goiás became the state of Tocantins, with Palmas as its capital.

1534 Capitanias hereditárias	1573 Two states	1709 São Paulo at its greatest	1789 Inconfidência Mineira
1823 Imperial provinces	1889 At the Start of Republic	1943 Border territories	1990 Current

[edit] List of Brazilian states

Flag	State	Abbreviation	Capital	Area (km²)	Population (2005)	Density (2005)	GDP (% total) (2004)	GDP per capita (2004)	HDI (2000)	Literacy (2003)	Infant Mortality (2002)	Life Expectancy (2004)
	Acre	AC	Rio Branco	&0000000000152581.400000152,581.4	&0000000000656043.000000656,043	&0000000000000004.3000004.30	&0000000003242123.0000003,242,123 (&0000000000000000.2000000.2%)	&0000000000005143.0000005,143	&0000000000000000.6970000.697	84%	&0000000000000033.20000033.2‰	&0000000000000070.80000070.8
	Alagoas	AL	Maceió	&0000000000027767.70000027,767.7	&0000000003015912.0000003,015,912	&0000000000000108.610000108.61	&0000000011556013.00000011,556,013 (&0000000000000000.7000000.7%)	&0000000000003877.0000003,877	&0000000000000000.6490000.649	70%	&0000000000000057.70000057.7‰	&0000000000000066.00000066.0
	Amapá	AP	Macapá	&0000000000142814.600000142,814.6	&0000000000594587.000000594,587	&0000000000000004.1600004.16	&0000000003720013.0000003,720,013 (&0000000000000000.2000000.2%)	&0000000000006796.0000006,796	&0000000000000000.7530000.753	91%	&0000000000000024.90000024.9‰	&0000000000000069.80000069.8
	Amazonas	AM	Manaus	&0000000001570745.7000001,570,745.7	&0000000003232330.0000003,232,330	&0000000000000002.0500002.05	&0000000035889111.00000035,889,111 (&0000000000000002.1000002.1%)	&0000000000011434.00000011,434	&0000000000000000.7130000.713	94%	&0000000000000020.80000020.8‰	&0000000000000073.40000073.4
	Bahia	BA	Salvador	&0000000000564692.700000564,692.7	&0000000013815334.00000013,815,334	&0000000000000024.46000024.46	&0000000086882488.00000086,882,488 (&0000000000000004.9000004.9%)	&0000000000006350.0000006,350	&0000000000000000.6880000.688	79%	&0000000000000038.70000038.7‰	&0000000000000071.40000071.4
	Ceará	CE	Fortaleza	&0000000000148825.600000148,825.6	&0000000008097276.0000008,097,276	&0000000000000054.40000054.40	&0000000033261175.00000033,261,175 (&0000000000000001.9000001.9%)	&0000000000004170.0000004,170	&0000000000000000.7000000.700	78%	&0000000000000035.10000035.1‰	&0000000000000069.60000069.6
	Distrito Federal	DF	Brasília	&0000000000005822.1000005,822.1	&0000000002333108.0000002,333,108	&0000000000000400.730000400.73	&0000000043522926.00000043,522,926 (&0000000000000002.5000002.5%)	&0000000000019071.00000019,071	&0000000000000000.8440000.844	96%	&0000000000000017.50000017.5‰	&0000000000000074.90000074.9
	Espírito Santo	ES	Vitória	&0000000000046077.50000046,077.5	&0000000003408365.0000003,408,365	&0000000000000073.97000073.97	&0000000034488268.00000034,488,268 (&0000000000000002.0000002.0%)	&0000000000010289.00000010,289	&0000000000000000.7650000.765	90%	&0000000000000020.90000020.9‰	&0000000000000073.10000073.1
	Goiás	GO	Goiânia	&0000000000340086.700000340,086.7	&0000000005619917.0000005,619,917	&0000000000000016.52000016.52	&0000000041316658.00000041,316,658 (&0000000000000002.3000002.3%)	&0000000000007501.0000007,501	&0000000000000000.7760000.776	90%	&0000000000000020.70000020.7‰	&0000000000000072.80000072.8
	Maranhão	MA	São Luís	&0000000000331983.300000331,983.3	&0000000006103327.0000006,103,327	&0000000000000018.38000018.38	&0000000016547977.00000016,547,977 (&0000000000000000.9000000.9%)	&0000000000002748.0000002,748	&0000000000000000.6360000.636	77%	&0000000000000046.30000046.3‰	&0000000000000066.80000066.8
	Mato Grosso	MT	Cuiabá	&0000000000903357.900000903,357.9	&0000000002803274.0000002,803,274	&0000000000000003.1000003.10	&0000000027935132.00000027,935,132 (&0000000000000001.6000001.6%)	&0000000000010162.00000010,162	&0000000000000000.7730000.773	90%	&0000000000000021.50000021.5‰	&0000000000000072.60000072.6
	Mato Grosso do Sul	MS	Campo Grande	&0000000000357125.000000357,125.0	&0000000002264468.0000002,264,468	&0000000000000006.3400006.34	&0000000019954505.00000019,954,505 (&0000000000000001.1000001.1%)	&0000000000008945.0000008,945	&0000000000000000.7780000.778	91%	&0000000000000019.20000019.2‰	&0000000000000073.20000073.2
	Minas Gerais	MG	Belo Horizonte	&0000000000586528.300000586,528.3	&0000000019237450.00000019,237,450	&0000000000000032.79000032.79	&0000000166564882.000000166,564,882 (&0000000000000009.4000009.4%)	&0000000000008771.0000008,771	&0000000000000000.7730000.773	89%	&0000000000000020.80000020.8‰	&0000000000000074.10000074.1
	Pará	PA	Belém	&0000000001247689.5000001,247,689.5	&0000000006970586.0000006,970,586	&0000000000000005.5800005.58	&0000000034196694.00000034,196,694 (&0000000000000001.9000001.9%)	&0000000000004992.0000004,992	&0000000000000000.7230000.723	90%	&0000000000000027.30000027.3‰	&0000000000000071.40000071.4
	Paraíba	PB	João Pessoa	&0000000000056439.80000056,439.8	&0000000003595886.0000003,595,886	&0000000000000063.71000063.71	&0000000014863913.00000014,863,913 (&0000000000000000.9000000.9%)	&0000000000004165.0000004,165	&0000000000000000.6610000.661	75%	&0000000000000045.50000045.5‰	&0000000000000068.30000068.3
	Paraná	PR	Curitiba	&0000000000199314.900000199,314.9	&0000000010261856.00000010,261,856	&0000000000000051.48000051.48	&0000000108699740.000000108,699,740 (&0000000000000006.2000006.2%)	&0000000000010725.00000010,725	&0000000000000000.7870000.787	93%	&0000000000000020.70000020.7‰	&0000000000000073.50000073.5
	Pernambuco	PE	Recife	&0000000000098311.60000098,311.6	&0000000008413593.0000008,413,593	&0000000000000085.58000085.58	&0000000047697268.00000047,697,268 (&0000000000000002.7000002.7%)	&0000000000005730.0000005,730	&0000000000000000.7050000.705	79%	&0000000000000044.80000044.8‰	&0000000000000067.50000067.5
	Piauí	PI	Teresina	&0000000000251529.200000251,529.2	&0000000003006885.0000003,006,885	&0000000000000011.95000011.95	&0000000008611106.0000008,611,106 (&0000000000000000.5000000.5%)	&0000000000002892.0000002,892	&0000000000000000.6560000.656	72%	&0000000000000033.10000033.1‰	&0000000000000068.20000068.2
	Rio de Janeiro	RJ	Rio de Janeiro	&0000000000043696.10000043,696.1	&0000000015383407.00000015,383,407	&0000000000000352.050000352.05	&0000000222564408.000000222,564,408 (&0000000000000012.60000012.6%)	&0000000000014639.00000014,639	&0000000000000000.8070000.807	96%	&0000000000000019.50000019.5‰	&0000000000000072.40000072.4
	Rio Grande do Norte	RN	Natal	&0000000000052796.80000052,796.8	&0000000003003087.0000003,003,087	&0000000000000056.88000056.88	&0000000015906902.00000015,906,902 (&0000000000000000.9000000.9%)	&0000000000005370.0000005,370	&0000000000000000.7050000.705	77%	&0000000000000041.90000041.9‰	&0000000000000069.80000069.8
	Rio Grande do Sul	RS	Porto Alegre	&0000000000281748.500000281,748.5	&0000000010845087.00000010,845,087	&0000000000000038.49000038.49	&0000000142874611.000000142,874,611 (&0000000000000008.1000008.1%)	&0000000000013320.00000013,320	&0000000000000000.8140000.814	95%	&0000000000000015.40000015.4‰	&0000000000000074.50000074.5
	Rondônia	RO	Porto Velho	&0000000000237576.200000237,576.2	&0000000001534594.0000001,534,594	&0000000000000006.4600006.46	&0000000009744908.0000009,744,908 (&0000000000000000.6000000.6%)	&0000000000006238.0000006,238	&0000000000000000.7350000.735	92%	&0000000000000024.60000024.6‰	&0000000000000070.60000070.6
	Roraima	RR	Boa Vista	&0000000000224299.000000224,299.0	&0000000000391317.000000391,317	&0000000000000001.7400001.74	&0000000001864318.0000001,864,318 (&0000000000000000.1000000.1%)	&0000000000004881.0000004,881	&0000000000000000.7460000.746	91%	&0000000000000017.80000017.8‰	&0000000000000069.30000069.3
	Santa Catarina	SC	Florianópolis	&0000000000095346.20000095,346.2	&0000000005866568.0000005,866,568	&0000000000000061.53000061.53	&0000000070208541.00000070,208,541 (&0000000000000004.0000004.0%)	&0000000000012159.00000012,159	&0000000000000000.8220000.822	95%	&0000000000000018.20000018.2‰	&0000000000000074.80000074.8
	São Paulo	SP	São Paulo	&0000000000248209.400000248,209.4	&0000000040442795.00000040,442,795	&0000000000000162.930000162.93	&0000000546607616.000000546,607,616 (&0000000000000030.90000030.9%)	&0000000000013725.00000013,725	&0000000000000000.8200000.820	95%	&0000000000000017.40000017.4‰	&0000000000000073.70000073.7
	Sergipe	SE	Aracaju	&0000000000021910.30000021,910.3	&0000000001967761.0000001,967,761	&0000000000000089.81000089.81	&0000000013121517.00000013,121,517 (&0000000000000000.7000000.7%)	&0000000000006782.0000006,782	&0000000000000000.6820000.682	90%	&0000000000000040.60000040.6‰	&0000000000000070.30000070.3
	Tocantins	TO	Palmas	&0000000000277620.900000277,620.9	&0000000001305728.0000001,305,728	&0000000000000004.7000004.70	&0000000004768864.0000004,768,864 (&0000000000000000.3000000.3%)	&0000000000003776.0000003,776	&0000000000000000.7100000.710	83%	&0000000000000028.40000028.4‰	&0000000000000070.70000070.7

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