Amazonas (Brazilian state)

Amazonas State Estado do Amazonas
State
Flag Coat of arms
Location of State of Amazonas in Brazil
Coordinates: 5°0′S 63°0′W
Country	Brazil
Capital and Largest City	Manaus
Government
• Governor	Wilson Lima (PSC)
• Vice Governor	Carlos Almeida
Area
• Total	1,570,745.7 km2 (606,468.3 sq mi)
• Rank	1st
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	3,480,937
• Rank	15th
• Density	2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
• Rank	26th
Demonym	Amazonense
GDP
• Year	2006 estimate
• Total	R$ 69,166,000,000 (10th)
• Per capita	R$ 23.043 (9th)
HDI
• Year	2006
• Category	0.780 – medium (13th)
Time zone	UTC-03 (UTC-4)
Postal Code	69000-000 to 69290-000 69400-000 to 69890-000
ISO 3166 code	BR-AM
Website	amazonas.am.gov.br

Amazonas is the largest state of Brazil. It is in the North Region and borders Acre, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and some countries of Latin America. Its main city is Manaus. In Amazonas is found the highest part of Brazil, the Pico da Neblina.

Its name was given because of the Amazons legend, and it is also the name of its major river, the second longest river in the world. Other rivers in Amazonas are Rio Juruá, Purus, Madeira, Rio Negro, Rio Içá, Rio Uaupés, and Rio Japurá.

The economy is based in mining, fishing, and industry.

Other websites

• Official homepage Archived 2005-10-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
• Brazilian Embassy in London's Amazonas page Archived 2006-02-07 at the Wayback Machine