Amapá
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| Capital | Macapá | |
| Largest City | Macapá | |
| Area | 143,453.7 km² | |
| Population - Total (2006) - Density |
615,715 4.3 inh./km² |
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| Governor | Waldez Góes (PDT) | |
| Demonym | Amapaense | |
| Timezone | GMT-3 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-AP | |
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.
| States of Brazil |  |
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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 | |
