Roraima

Also known as RR, Roraima state, Roraima State

Roraima (, ; ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas to the south and west, Venezuela to the north and northwest, and Guyana to the east.

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Roraima is a state in northern Brazil that is the most isolated and remote in the country, located at its northernmost point and bordered by the states of Pará and Amazonas, as well as the countries of Venezuela and Guyana. Its significance lies partly in its unique geographic position and the logistical challenges that come with being Brazil's most geographically isolated state.

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Settlement.name: Roraima
Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Roraima.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 125px
Settlement.image_shield: Brasão_de_Roraima.svg
Settlement.shield_alt: 23
Settlement.motto: Amazônia: patrimônio dos brasileiros(English: The Amazon: Brazilians' heritage)
Settlement.anthem: Hino de Roraima
Settlement.image_map: Roraima in Brazil.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.seat_type: Capital and largest city
Settlement.seat: Boa Vista
Settlement.leader_title1: Governor
Settlement.leader_name1: Antonio Denarium (PP)
Settlement.leader_title2: Vice Governor
Settlement.leader_name2: Edilson Damião (REP)

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: roraimensi
Population: 469524
Area: 223644.5
Elevation: 104
Official website: www.portal.rr.gov.br
Image: Parque Nacional do Viruá, Roraima (2).jpg

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Commons category: Roraima
inception: 1988-10-05
postal code: 69399-000
short name: RR
literacy rate: 94.5
Human Development Index: 0.762
electorate: 348839

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Etymology
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Demography
Ethnicity
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Education
Health care
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The state covers an area of approximately , slightly larger than Belarus, being the fourteenth largest Brazilian state by area. The city of Boa Vista is the capital and largest city in the state, and is the only capital in the country located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere. Antônio Denarium, a member of the conservative Progressistas party, has been the governor of the state since 2019.