State of Roraima | |
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Coordinates: 2°3′N 61°24′W / 2.050°N 61.400°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Capital and Largest City | Boa Vista |
Government | |
• Governor | José de Anchieta Júnior |
Area | |
• Total | 224,298.98 km2 (86,602.32 sq mi) |
• Rank | 14th |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 469,524 |
• Rank | 27th |
• Density | 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) |
• Rank | 27th |
Demonym | Roraimense |
GDP | |
• Year | 2006 estimate |
• Total | R$ 3,660,000,000 (27th) |
• Per capita | R$ 9,075 (13th) |
HDI | |
• Year | 2005 |
• Category | 0.750 – medium (18th) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BRT-1) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (BRST-1) |
Postal Code | 69300-000 to 69399-000 |
ISO 3166 code | BR-RR |
Website | rr.gov.br |
Roraima is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the northern part of the country. It shares borders with the states of Pará and Amazonas, as well as the countries Venezuela and Guyana. Roraima is both the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil.