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| Bahia, state, Brazil |
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(bä ´y ) (KEY) , state (1991 pop. 11,867,991), 216,612 sq mi (559,921 sq km), E Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Salvador (also called Bahia) is the capital. |
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