Population : 8,502,603
Land area : 98.311,616 km²
Pernambuco (pronounced [p?xn?~'buku][1]) is a state of Brazil, located
in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states
of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí,
to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic
Ocean.
