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Rondonia

State of Rondônia
State
Flag of State of Rondônia
Flag
Coat of arms of State of Rondônia
Coat of arms
Location of State of Rondônia in Brazil
Location of State of Rondônia in Brazil
Country  Brazil
Capital and largest city Porto Velho
Government
 • Governor Confúcio Moura
 • Vice Governor Daniel Pereira
Area
 • Total 237,576.16 km2 (91,728.67 sq mi)
Area rank 13th
Population (2012)
 • Total 1,590,011
 • Rank 23rd
 • Density 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Density rank 19th
Demonym(s) Rondoniano or Rondoniense
GDP
 • Year 2006 estimate
 • Total R$ 13,110,000,000 (22nd)
 • Per capita R$ 8,391 (15th)
HDI
 • Year 2010
 • Category 0.690 – medium (15th)
Postal Code 76800-000 to 76999-000
ISO 3166 code BR-RO
Website rondonia.ro.gov.br

Rondônia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁõˈdõniɐ]) is a state in Brazil, located in the north-western part of the country. To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, and in the south and southwest is Bolivia. Its capital is Porto Velho. The state was named after Cândido Rondon.

Rondonia was originally home to over 200,000 km2 of rainforest, but has become one of the most deforested places in the Amazon. By 2003 around 70,000 km2 of rainforest had been cleared.

The area around the Guaporé River is part of the Beni savanna ecoregion.

The Samuel Dam is located in the state, on the Jamari River.

Slash-and-burn farming in the state of Rondônia.

Madeira River.

Madeira River and Porto Velho.

According to the IBGE of 2008, there were 1,519,000 people residing in the state. The population density was 6.6 inh./km². Urbanization: 66.8% (2004); Population growth: 2.2% (1991-2000); Houses: 430,747 (2005).

The last PNAD (National Research for Sample of Domiciles) census revealed the following numbers: 832,000 Brown (Multiracial) people (54.81%), 546,000 White people (35.95%), 115,000 Black people (7.56%), 16,000 Asian people (1.08%), 8,000 Amerindian people (0.53%).


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