Brazilian States, Abbreviations and Information

For political administration, Brazil's 26 states—and the Federal District (Distrito Federal, Brasília)—are divided into five different regions. The name of each of the Brazilian states below is preceded by its commonly used two letter abbreviation. The chart also includes the state's capitol city, its size in km² (square kilometers), 2007 population (the latest available), percentage of urban and rural population, number of municipal districts (cities), per capita GNP and projected life expectancy (the latest available). For the specific location of each individual state within Brazil, see the state's regions or see the political map of Brazil.

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BR	Brazil (entire country)	Brasília	-	8,514,204 (slightly larger than the Continental United States)	192,000,000(2008 estimate)	82.5/17.5	5,564	R$8,300	72.24
Common Two Letter Abbreviation	State	Capitol City	Region	Size (in km²)	Population (2007 estimate)	% Pop. Urban/Rural	Number of Municipal Districts	Per Capita GNP in Reais (R$)	Life Expectancy (2007 projection)
AC	Acre	Rio Branco	*North*	152,581	664,000	69.6/30.4	24	R$5,413	71.1
AL	Alagoas	Maceió	*Northeast*	27,767	3,557,000	67.4/32.6	102	R$3,876	65.4
AP	Amapá	Macapá	*North*	142,814	619,000	93.7/6.3	16	R$6,796	70.1
AM	Amazonas	Manaus	*North*	1,570,745	3,351,000	77.6/22.4	62	R$11,434	71.3
BA	Bahia	Salvador	*Northeast*	564,692	13,974,000	67.4/32.6	417	R$6,350	71.7
CE	Ceará	Fortaleza	*Northeast*	148,825	8,238,000	76.4/23.6	184	R$4,169	69.9
DF	Distrito Federal	Brasília	*Center West*	5,801	2,393,000	94/6	1	R$19,071	75.1
ES	Espírito Santo	Vitória	*Southeast*	46,077	3,474,000	82.2/17.8	78	R$10,288	73.4
GO	Goiás	Goiânia	*Center West*	340,086	5,750,000	88.6/11.4	246	R$7,500	73.1
MA	Maranhão	São Luís	*Northeast*	331,983	6,199,000	67/33	217	R$2,748	67.2
MT	MatoGrosso	Cuiabá	*Center West*	903,357	2,866,000	76.6/23.4	141	R$10,161	72.9
MS	MatoGrosso do Sul	Campo Grande	*Center West*	357,124	2,304,000	84.7/15.3	78	R$8,944	73.5
MG	Minas Gerais	Belo Horizonte	*Southeast*	586,528	19,522,000	84.7/15.3	853	R$8,770	74.4
PA	Pará	Belém	*North*	1,247,689	7,136,000	75.2/24.8	143	R$4,991	71.7
PB	Paraíba	João Pessoa	*Northeast*	56,440	3,595,886	75.8/24.2	223	R$3,872	67.9
PR	Paraná	Curitiba	*South*	199,315	10,261,856	83.6/16.4	399	R$9,891	73.2
PE	Pernambuco	Recife	*Northeast*	98,311	8,518,000	76.8/23.2	185	R$5,730	67.9
PI	Piauí	Teresina	*Northeast*	251,529	3,041,000	60.7/39.3	223	R$2,892	68.8
RJ	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro	*Southeast*	43,696	15,593,000	96.9/3.1	92	R$14,638	72.8
RN	Rio Grande do Norte	Natal	*Northeast*	52,796	3,051,000	72.4/27.6	167	R$5,369	70.1
RS	Rio Grande do Sul	Porto Alegre	*South*	281,748	10,984,000	801.5/18.5	496	R$ 13,320	74.8
RO	Rondônia	Porto Velho	*North*	237,576	1,567,000	68.2/31.8	52	R$6,238	70.9
RR	Roraima	Boa Vista	*North*	224,298	405,000	81.6/17.7	15	R$4,881	69.6
SC	Santa Catarina	Florianópolis	*South*	95,346	5,974,000	82.5/17.5	293	R$12,158	75
SP	São Paulo	São Paulo	*Southeast*	248,209	41,164,000	94.5/5.5	645	R$13,725	73.9
SE	Sergipe	Aracajú	*Northeast*	21,910	2,007,000	82.2/17.8	75	R$6,782	70.6
TO	Tocantins	Palmas	*North*	277,620	1,337,000	74.1/25.9	139	R$3,776	71