List of the states of Brazil by area
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There are 27 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. Below are these states listed in order of the area, from Amazonas with the greatest area, to the Federal District with the least. The second number in bold corresponds to the map. Brazil has a total area of 8 547 403 km², and is ranked 5th in the world.
| Rank of Brazilian States by: Area - Population - Population Density |
| Rank | State | Area (km²) | % | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazonas (4) | 1,570,947 | 18.5% | 1.8 |
| 2 | Pará (13) | 1,247,703 | 14.7% | 5.0 |
| 3 | Mato Grosso (10) | 903,386 | 10.6% | 2.8 |
| 4 | Minas Gerais (12) | 586,552 | 6.9% | 30.5 |
| 5 | Bahia (5) | 564,273 | 6.6% | 23.2 |
| 6 | Mato Grosso do Sul (11) | 357,140 | 4.2% | 5.8 |
| 7 | Goiás (8) | 340,118 | 4.0% | 14.7 |
| 8 | Maranhão (9) | 331,918 | 3.9% | 17.0 |
| 9 | Rio Grande do Sul (20) | 281,734 | 3.3% | 36.2 |
| 10 | Tocantins (26) | 277,298 | 3.3% | 4.2 |
| 11 | Piauí (17) | 251,312 | 3.0% | 11.3 |
| 12 | São Paulo (24) | 248,177 | 2.9% | 149.2 |
| 13 | Rondônia (21) | 237,565 | 2.8% | 5.8 |
| 14 | Roraima (22) | 224,118 | 2.6% | 1.4 |
| 15 | Paraná (15) | 199,282 | 2.3% | 48.0 |
| 16 | Acre (1) | 152,522 | 1.8% | 3.7 |
| 17 | Ceará (6) | 145,712 | 1.7% | 50.4 |
| 18 | Amapá (3) | 142,816 | 1.7% | 3.3 |
| 19 | Pernambuco (16) | 98,527 | 1.2% | 80.4 |
| 20 | Santa Catarina (23) | 95,285 | 1.1% | 5.6 |
| 21 | Paraíba (14) | 56,341 | 0.7% | 61.1 |
| 22 | Rio Grande do Norte (19) | 53,077 | 0.6% | 52.3 |
| 23 | Espírito Santo (7) | 46,047 | 0.5% | 67.3 |
| 24 | Rio de Janeiro (18) | 43,797 | 0.5% | 328.6 |
| 25 | Alagoas (2) | 27,819 | 0.3% | 101.5 |
| 26 | Sergipe (25) | 21,962 | 0.3% | 81.3 |
| 27 | Distrito Federal (27) | 5,802 | 0.1% | 353.5 |
| Brazil | 8,511,230 | 100% | 19.4 |
See also: Brazil, States of Brazil
