Bahia
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| Language: | Portuguese |
| Capital: | Salvador |
| President: | |
| Population: | 52 million baianos (Bahians) [2005] |
| Established: | 1846, independence from Portugal |
| Currency: | peça |
| Organizations: | Lusoamerican Union |
Bahia in Brief
Bahia is a parliamentary republic in northeastern South America. The coast is a tourist paradise; the hinterland is very dry.
Special attraction: Tropical beaches
Coat of Arms
Argent on a pale azure on an inescutcheon of the first a mullet of the second
History
See here
Geography
 Lusoamerican Union |
 Map of Bahia with states, their capitals and neighbouring countries |
Borders
Northwest: Equador.
Southwest: Brasil.
Southeast, East and North: Atlantic Ocean.
