Amapá facts for kids
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Amapá
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Location of State of Amapá in Brazil
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Capital and largest city | Macapá | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 142,814.585 km2 (55,141.020 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 18th | ||
| Population
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| • Total | 750,912 | ||
| • Rank | 26th | ||
| • Density | 5.257950/km2 (13.618029/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 23rd | ||
| Demonym(s) | Amapaense | ||
| GDP | |||
| • Year | 2012 | ||
| • Total | R$ 10,420,000,000 (25th) | ||
| • Per capita | R$ 14,915.00 (15th) | ||
| HDI | |||
| • Year | 2014 | ||
| • Category | 0.747 - high (12th) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) | ||
| Postal Code |
68900-000 to 68999-000
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| ISO 3166 code | BR-AP | ||
| Website | ap.gov.br | ||
Amapá is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the far north, bordering French Guiana in the north. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south and west is the Brazilian state Pará.
The state is mostly covered by rainforest. The state is known for producing iron and other metals.
Amapá has only been a Brazilian state since 1988.
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| Acre | Alagoas | Amapá | Amazonas | Bahia | Ceará | Espírito Santo | Goiás | Maranhão | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul | Minas Gerais | Pará | Paraíba | Paraná | Pernambuco | Piauí | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande do Sul | Rondônia | Roraima | Santa Catarina | São Paulo | Sergipe | Tocantins | |
| Federal District: Brazilian Federal District | |
Images for kids
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Celebration of Indian Day in Manga
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Amapá National Forest
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Karupina mountain in the Uaçá Indigenous Territory, Amapá, Brazil.
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See also
In Spanish: Amapá para niños
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