Roraima

Roraima (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁoˈɾajmɐ] ⓘ or [ʁoˈɾɐ̃jmɐ]) is one of the <a href="/facts/Federative_units_of_Brazil/546CQ0Jc">26 states</a> of <a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a>. Located in the country's <a href="/facts/North_Region%2c_Brazil/p6kw06v1">North Region</a>, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of <a href="/facts/Par%25C3%25A1/QU8ooF4g">Pará</a> to the southeast, <a href="/facts/Amazonas_(Brazilian_state)/PafcYwfy">Amazonas</a> to the south and west, <a href="/facts/Venezuela/eX1qnkln">Venezuela</a> to the north and northwest, and <a href="/facts/Guyana/xxadP7zF">Guyana</a> to the east.
The state covers an area of approximately 223,644.527 square kilometres (86,300 sq mi), slightly larger than <a href="/facts/Belarus/vweHwgob">Belarus</a>, being the <a href="/facts/List_of_Brazilian_states_by_area/rxnvRYpu">fourteenth largest Brazilian state by area</a>. The city of <a href="/facts/Boa_Vista%2c_Roraima/1dnbgwUa">Boa Vista</a> is the capital and largest city in the state, and is the only capital in the country located entirely in the <a href="/facts/Northern_Hemisphere/EFwyqL25">Northern Hemisphere</a>. <a href="/facts/Antonio_Denarium/MdpN7DrG">Antônio Denarium</a>, a member of the conservative <a href="/facts/Progressistas/a3lVF3Jo">Progressistas</a> party, has been the governor of the state since 2019.
Roraima is the <a href="/facts/List_of_Brazilian_states_by_population/YDdVrgWM">least populous state in Brazil</a>, with an estimated population of 631,181 inhabitants as of 2020. It is also the state with the lowest <a href="/facts/Population_density/70zGTCFc">population density</a> in Brazil, with 2.01 inhabitants per square kilometre. Its economy, based mainly on the <a href="/facts/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy/IbtKqotL">tertiary sector</a>, registers a high growth rate, although its <a href="/facts/Gross_domestic_product/zQRgyFKc">Gross Domestic Product</a> (GDP) is the lowest in the country, with <a href="/facts/Brazilian_real/5ow99RuM">R$</a> 16.024 billion, representing only 0.20% of the Brazilian economy.
The history of Roraima is strongly linked to the <a href="/facts/Branco_River/6yWlQjdR">Branco River</a>, which allowed the first <a href="/facts/Portuguese_people/1nLGh91a">Portuguese</a> settlers to arrive in the region. The Branco River Valley's strategic position made it coveted by the <a href="/facts/English_people/IeI9c7BK">English</a> and the <a href="/facts/Dutch_people/QhHtJ2WK">Dutch</a>, who entered Brazil through the <a href="/facts/Guiana_Shield/ME3cb6JV">Guiana Shield</a> in search of indigenous people to be <a href="/facts/Slavery/IXX2S92u">enslaved</a>. The <a href="/facts/Spaniards/dbRtgpzl">Spaniards</a> also came to invade the northern part of the Branco River and the <a href="/facts/Uraricoera_River/4gNhsW44">Uraricoera River</a> through Venezuela. The Portuguese settlers defeated and expelled all invaders, establishing <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a>'s sovereignty over the region of Roraima and part of the Amazonas.
As a result of <a href="/facts/Crisis_in_Venezuela/1wyQmkPS">crisis in Venezuela</a> since the 2010s, Roraima has become the leading entry point for <a href="/facts/Venezuelan_refugee_crisis/0zYr2TLB">Venezuelan refugees</a> in Brazil. Displaced Venezuelans in Roraima are estimated to number around 100,000, approximately one-sixth of the state's population.

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