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Roraima Comes from Roro-imã which means green hill in the indigenous language Pemon (Ingarikó.)

Capital - Boa Vista

Location and Access - is a Brazil northernmost state, crossed by the equator and wedged between two countries, Venezuela and Guyana. Access can be by air, by the International Airport of Boa Vista, or land, by Venezuela or Manaus through the BR-174 (paved) or the Cooperative Republic of Guyana through the BR-401 (partially paved).

Territorial area - 224,298.980 Km2

(According to the territorial framework in force on January 1, 2001, in Resolution of President of IBGE No. 5 (R.PR-5/02) from October 10, 2002, published in the Journal Union Official on October 11, 2002.)

Time Zone - 1 hour earlier than in the Brasilia (2 hours less during daylight savings)

Population - 394 192 inhabitants (IBGE - census 2007)

Limits - N and NO - Venezuela - 958 km

L - Cooperative Republic of Guyana - 1922 km

S and O - Amazon - 1375 km

SE - Pará - 160 km

Municipalities - are 15, can be viewed individually through the link Roraima and municipalities, the main menu.

Climate - Equatorial sub-humid and humid tropical with two distinct seasons, a rainy season (April to September) and one dry season (October to March).

Temperature - annual average ranges from 20 º C and 38 C

Vegetation - In the South, a dense tropical forest and abundant intersected by rivers, is home to lush flora and fauna. In the central region, the area of grasslands, savannas or open fields, streams and buritizais, the horizon becomes more distant and at the same time, sharp and beautiful. To the north, near the border with Venezuela is a region of mountains, above 1,000 meters, with a climate that ranges from 10 0C to 27 0C.