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 Location of State of Bahia in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 12°59′S 38°31′W / 12.983°S 38.517°WCoordinates: 12°59′S 38°31′W / 12.983°S 38.517°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Capital and largest city | Salvador |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Jaques Wagner |
| • Vice Governor | Edmundo Pereira Santos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 567,295 km2 (219,034 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Population | |
| • Total | 14,016,906 |
| • Rank | 4th |
| • Density | 24.708319/km2 (63.99425/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2006 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 137,075,000,000 (6th) |
| • Per capita | R$ 9,779.26 (19th) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2005 |
| • Category | 3.913 <very high> |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| Postal code | 40000-000 to 48990-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-BA |
| Website | bahia.ba.gov.br |
Bahia is a state in the northeast area of Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
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