Acre (state)

Acre
State
Estado do Acre State of Acre
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Nec Luceo Pluribus Impar (Latin) "I do not shine differently from the others"
Anthem: "Hino do Acre"
Coordinates: 9°S 70°W / 9°S 70°W / -9; -70
Country	Brazil
Capital	Rio Branco
Government
• Governor	Gladson Cameli (PP)
• Vice Governor	Mailza Gomes (PP)
• Senators	Alan Rick (UNIÃO) Márcio Bittar (UNIÃO) Sérgio Petecão (PSD)
Area
• Total	164,173 km2 (63,388 sq mi)
• Rank	16th
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	830,018
• Rank	25th
• Density	5.06/km2 (13.1/sq mi)
• Rank	22nd
Demonym	acriano(a)
GDP [2]
• Total	R$ 21.374 billion (US$ 4.0 billion)
HDI
• Year	2021
• Category	0.710[3] – high (16th)
Time zone	UTC−5 (ACT)
Postal Code	69900-000 to 69999-000
ISO 3166 code	BR-AC
License Plate Letter Sequence	MZN to NAG, NXR to NXT, OVG, OXP, QLU to QLZ, QWM to QWQ
Website	www.ac.gov.br

Acre ([ˈakɾi] ^ⓘ) is a state located in the west of the North Region of Brazil and the Amazonia Legal. Located in the westernmost part of the country, at a two-hour time difference from Brasília, Acre is bordered clockwise by the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Rondônia to the north and east, along with an international border with the Bolivian department of Pando to the southeast, and the Peruvian regions of Madre de Dios, Ucayali and Loreto to the south and west. Its capital and largest city is Rio Branco. Other important places include Cruzeiro do Sul, Sena Madureira, Tarauacá and Feijó. The state, which has 0.42% of the Brazilian population, generates 0.2% of the Brazilian GDP.^[4]

Intense extractive activity in the rubber industry, which reached its height in the early 20th century, attracted Brazilians from many regions to the state. From the mixture of sulista, southeastern Brazil, nordestino, and indigenous traditions arose a diverse cuisine. It combines sun-dried meat (carne-de-sol) with pirarucu, a typical fish of the region. Such dishes are seasoned with tucupi, a sauce made from manioc.

Fluvial transport, concentrated on the Juruá and Moa rivers, in the western part of the state, and the Tarauacá and Envira rivers in the northwest, is the principal form of transportation, especially between November and June. Heavy seasonal rains frequently make the BR-364 impassable in those months; it usually connects Rio Branco to Cruzeiro do Sul.