Sergipe

Sergipe
State
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Sub Lege Libertas (Latin) ("Liberty under the law")
Anthem: Hino de Sergipe [pt]
Location of State of Sergipe in Brazil
Coordinates: 10°34′S 37°22′W / 10.56°S 37.36°W / -10.56; -37.36
Country	Brazil
Founded	July 8, 1820
Capital and largest city	Aracaju
Government
• Governor	Fábio Mitidieri (PSD)
• Vice Governor	Zezinho Sobral (PDT)
• Senators	Alessandro Vieira (MDB) Laercio Oliveira (PP) Rogério Carvalho (PT)
Area
• Total	21,910.4 km2 (8,459.7 sq mi)
• Rank	26th
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	2,210,004
• Rank	22nd
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
• Rank	5th
Demonym	Sergipano
GDP [2]
• Total	R$ 51.861 billion (US$ 9.620 billion)
HDI
• Year	2021
• Category	0.702[3] – high (17th)
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
Postal Code	49000-000 to 49990-000
ISO 3166 code	BR-SE
License Plate Letter Sequence	HZB to IAP, NVG to NVN, OEJ to OES, OZB, QKN to QKZ, QMA to QMP, RQW to RRH
Website	se.gov.br

Sergipe (Brazilian Portuguese: [sɛʁˈʒipi] ^ⓘ), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at 21,910 square kilometres (8,460 sq mi), larger only than the Federal District. Sergipe borders Bahia to the south and west and Alagoas to the north. Aracaju is the capital and the largest city in the state; the state is divided into 75 municipalities. The state has 1.1% of the Brazilian population and produces only 0.6% of the Brazilian GDP.^[4]