Amapá
Amapá ([amaˈpa] ⓘ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the North Region of Brazil. It is the second-least populous state and the eighteenth-largest state by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by French Guiana to the north for 730 km, the Atlantic Ocean to the east for 578 km, Pará to the south and west, and Suriname to the northwest for 63 km. The capital and largest city is Macapá. The state has 0.4% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for only 0.22% of the Brazilian GDP.
Amapá | |
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| Estado do Amapá State of Amapá | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Hino do Amapá | |
| Coordinates: 1°N 52°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Founded | 1 January 1991 |
| Capital and largest city | Macapá |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Clécio Luís (Solidarity) |
| • Vice Governor | Antônio Teles Jr. (PDT) |
| • Senators | Davi Alcolumbre (UNIÃO) Lucas Barreto (PSD) Randolfe Rodrigues (REDE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 142,814.585 km2 (55,141.020 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 18th |
| Highest elevation (Massif du Mitaraka) | 681 m (2,234 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 669,526 |
| • Estimate (2019) | 845,731 |
| • Rank | 26th |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 23rd |
| Demonym | Amapaense |
| GDP | |
| • Total | R$ 20.1 billion (US$ 3.7 billion) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2021 |
| • Category | 0.688 – medium (25th) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 68900-000 to 68999-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-AP |
| License Plate Letter Sequence | NEI to NFB, QLN to QLT, SAK to SAO |
| Website | AP.gov.br |
In the colonial period the region was called Portuguese Guiana and was part of Portugal's State of Brazil. Later, the region was distinguished from the other Guianas. Amapá was once part of Pará, but became a separate territory in 1943, and a state in 1990.
The dominant feature of the region, and 90 percent of its total area, is the Amazon rainforest. Unexplored forests occupy 70 percent of Amapá, and Tumucumaque Mountains National Park, established in 2002, is the largest tropical forest park in the world. The estuary of the River Oiapoque is the northernmost point of coastal Brazil.