State of Pernambuco
Brazilian state
Pernambuco is a state in northeast Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Its modern capital, Recife, features a port, old town and popular beach area of Boa Viagem. Offshore, the volcanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha has a jagged coastline,...
Capital: Recife
Area: 37,958 mi²
Population: 9.278 million (Jul 1, 2014)
Demonym(s): Pernambucan (English), Pernambucano or Pernambucana (Brazilian Portuguese)
ISO 3166 code: BR-PE
License Plate Letter Sequence: KFD to KME, NXU to NXW, OYL to OYZ, PCA to PGZ, QYA to QYZ, RZE to RZZ
Postal Code: 50000-000 to 56990-000