Sergipe

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Sergipe
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Capital Aracaju
Largest City Aracaju
Area 21,994 km²
Population
  - Total
  - Density

1,712,786
77.9 inh./km²
Governor João Alves
Demonym Sergipano
HDI (2000) 0.682 – medium
Timezone GMT-3
ISO 3166-2 BR-SE

Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil. Aracaju is the capital and largest city. Sergipe borders two other states, Bahia and Alagoas.

[edit] Geography

Sergipe's land is mostly caatinga. A strip of rainforest runs down the Atlantic coast. There are also swamps near the coast.

[edit] Economy

Sergipe's main crop is sugarcane. Cassava is also grown. There is a small petoleum industry.

[edit] History

The first people to live in Sergipe were from the Tupi Tribe. The name "Sergipe" is the Tupi word for crab.

The Portugal took over the area, and made a settlement at São Cristóvão. Later, French pirates invaded Sergipe, but they left soon after.

Now, Sergipe is part of free Brazil.



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