RORAIMA

'Roraima'

Flag of Roraima
Map of Brazil highlighting the state
See other Brazilian States
'Capital'	Boa Vista
'Largest City'	Boa Vista
'Area'	225,116.1 km²
'Population'   - Total   - Density	324,152 1.4 inh./km²
'Governor'	Ottomar de Souza Pinto(PSDB)
'Demonym'	''Roraimense''
'HDI' (2000)	0.746 – medium
'Timezone'	GMT-4
'ISO 3166-2'

'Roraima' (pron. or ^[1]) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northern region of the country.
It borders Pará and Amazonas states, as well as Venezuela and Guyana. Roraima is both the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil.

Contents

Geography

History

Flag

Notes

External links

Geography

The climate is tropical with an annual mean temperature of 26°C. Most of the state is located in the Amazon rainforest, with a small strip of savanna to the east. The state is rich in mineral deposits - especially gold, diamonds, cassiterite, bauxite, Marble and copper. These create constant conflicts with the native population, of which the Yanomami are the most well-known, although they are significantly out-numbered by the Macuxi.
The Monte Roraima National Park is located around one of the highest mountains of Brazil, the 2727 m high Tepui Monte Roraima.
See also:

★ List of cities in Brazil (all cities and municipalities)

History

In 1943 the Federal Government declared the area sectioned off from the state Amazonas. The territory was first named Rio Branco after the main river, in 1962 it was renamed "Roraima." In 1988 it became a state.
'Name'
The name of the state was taken from Monte Roraima, whose name comes from the Pemon words “roroi” (“cyan”) and “ma” (“large”).

Flag

The blue of the flag represents the pure air and the sky of Roraima, the white strip symbolizes peace, and the green to the right represents the forests and fields. The star - symbolizing the state in the national flag of Brazil - is yellow, which symbolizes the mineral resources of the state. The red line in bottom stands for the equator, which cuts through the state. The flag was designed by the artist Mário Barreto, and was adopted by Law No.133 of June 14, 1996.

Notes

1. The presented pronunciation is in Brazilian Portuguese. The European Portuguese pronunciation is: //.

External links

★ State government website