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State o Minas Gerais | |
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 Banner  Coat airms | |
| Motto(s): Libertas Quae Sera Tamen (Laitin) "Freedom albeit Late" | |
 Location o State o Minas Gerais in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 19°49′S 43°57′W / 19.817°S 43.950°W | |
| Kintra |  Brazil |
| Caipital an Lairgest Ceety | Belo Horizonte |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Antônio Anastasia (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 586528.29 km2 (226,459.84 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 4t |
| Population (2011 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 20,500,000 |
| • Rank | 2nt |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 14t |
| Demonym(s) | Mineiro |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2006 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 214,814,000,000 (3rd) |
| • Per caipita | R$ 11,028 (10t) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2005 |
| • Category | 0.800 – high (9t) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| Postal Code | 30000-000 to 39990-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-MG |
| Website | mg.gov.br |
Minas Gerais is ane o the 26 states o Brazil, o whilk it is the seicont maist populous, the seicont richest, an the fowert mucklest in aurie. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state wi the mucklest nummer o Presidents o Brazil, the day's ane, Dilma Rousseff, bein ane o them. The caipital is the ceety o Belo Horizonte, near the central aurie. The main producer o coffee an milk in the kintra, Minas Gerais is kent for its heritage o airchitectur an colonial airt in historical ceeties lik Ouro Preto, Diamantina, Tiradentes an Mariana. In the sooth, the tourist points is the hydro mineral spas, lik Caxambu, São Lourenço, São Thomé das Letras, Monte Verde an the naitional pairks o Caparaó an Canastra. The landscape o the State is markit bi muntains, glens, an muckle auries o fertile lands. In the Serra do Cipó, Sete Lagoas, Cordisburgo an Lagoa Santa, the caves an waterfaws is the attractions. Some o Brazil's maist famous caverns is locate there.