Piauí facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
State of Piauí
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Location of State of Piauí in Brazil
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Capital and Largest City | Teresina | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 251,577.738 km2 (97,134.708 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 11th | ||
| Population
(2018)
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| • Total | 3,264,531 | ||
| • Rank | 19th | ||
| • Density | 12.9762316/km2 (33.608286/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 18th | ||
| Demonym(s) | 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
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| ISO 3166 code | BR-PI | ||
| Website | pi.gov.br | ||
Piauí is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northeastern part of the country. The capital of Piauí is Teresina.
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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
| States of Brazil |  |
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| 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: Brazilian Federal District | |
Images for kids
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Rock art at Serra da Capivara National Park in Piauí state, one of the largest and oldest concentrations of prehistoric sites in the Americas
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Serra das Confusões National Park
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Caatinga
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Parnaíba River in Piauí.
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Wind farm in Parnaíba
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Federal University of Piauí entrance
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Fireworks at Saint John Festival.
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Teresina Airport
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Teresina Metro system
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BR-324 Highway across Serra da Capivara National Park
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See also
In Spanish: Piauí para niños
