Sergipe
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| Capital | Aracaju | |
| Largest City | Aracaju | |
| Area | 21,994 km² | |
| Population - Total - Density |
1,712,786 77.9 inh./km² |
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| 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.
| 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 | |
