Amapá

"Amapá es un estado de Brasil, localizado en el extremo norte, fronterizo con Francia (Guayana Francesa) al norte, al este con el océano Atlántico, y al sur y al oeste con el estado brasileño de Pará. Ocupa un área de 142.814,5 km² y una población de 698.602 hab. La capital es Macapá. Las ciudades más populosas son la capital y Santana. El relieve es poco accidentado, en general debajo de los 300 m. La planicie litoral se caracteriza por la presencia de manglares y lagunas. Sus principales ríos son el Amazonas, Jari, Oiapoque, Araguari, Calçoene y Maracapu. La economía se basa en la extracción de la castanha-do-pará, de la madera y de la extracción de manganeso."

"Amapá (Portuguese pronunciation: [mpa]) is a state located in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by French Guiana to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Pará to the south and west, and Suriname to the northwest. The capital and largest city is Macapá. 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 National Park, established in 2002, is the largest tropical forest park in the world. The estuary of the River Oiapoque, once considered the northernmost point of Brazil, is along the Atlantic Ocean coast at the north of the state."