Piauí: State in the Northeast Region of Brazil
Piauí is one of the 26 states of Brazil.
It is in the northeastern part of the country. The capital of Piauí is Teresina.
State of Piauí | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of State of Piauí in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 8°14′S 43°6′W / 8.233°S 43.100°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Capital and Largest City | Teresina |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Wellington Dias |
| Area | |
| • Total | 251,577.738 km2 (97,134.708 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 3,264,531 |
| • Rank | 19th |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 18th |
| Demonym | Piauiense |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2016 |
| • Total | R$ 41,406,000,000 (21rd) |
| • Per capita | R$ 12,890 (26th) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2017 |
| • Category | 0,697 – medium (25th) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 64000-000 to 64990-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-PI |
| Website | pi.gov.br |
Geography
Piauí shares borders with the states of Maranhão (west), Ceará (east), Pernambuco (east) and Bahia (east and south). It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north.
Piauí has the shortest coastline of any of the Brazilian states that borders the Atlantic Ocean. Its coastline is only 66 km long. The capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the northeast that is not on the coast. The reason for this is because, unlike the rest of the area, Piauí state was first colonised away from the coast and slowly expanded towards the ocean. The other states in the area started on the coast and grew inland.
Flag
The flag of Piaui was created on 24 July 1922. The blue canton and a star is for the state itself. The green and yellow stripes are for Brazil.
Cities
Cities in Piaui include:
- Teresina
- Parnaíba
- Picos
- Oeiras
Other websites
| 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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