Rondônia
Also known as RO, Rondonia State, Rondônia State
Rondônia (, ; ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the North Region (the central-western part). It is bordered by Acre in the west, Amazonas in the north, Mato Grosso in the east, and Bolivia in the south. Rondônia has a population of 1,815,000 as of 2021. It is the fifth least populated state. Its capital and largest city is Porto Velho, bathed by the Madeira River. The state was named after Cândido Rondon, who explored the north of the country during the 1910s. The state, which is home to c. 0.7% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for c. 0.3% of the Brazilian GDP.
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Rondônia is a state in northern Brazil with a population of about 1.8 million people, bordered by Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, and Bolivia, with its capital in Porto Velho. Though it represents a small portion of Brazil's population and economy, it is a significant part of the Amazon region and was named after early 20th-century explorer Cândido Rondon.
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Rondônia är en delstat i västra Brasilien, med gräns mot Bolivia. Den administrativa huvudorten och största staden är Porto Velho, belägen vid Madeirafloden. Andra större städer är Ariquemes, Cacoal, Ji-Paraná och Vilhena. Delstaten består till största delen av regnskog och har fått sitt namn efter som utforskade Brasiliens gränstrakter i början av 1900-talet. Fram till 1956 hette delstaten Guaporé. Staten har 0,8% av den brasilianska befolkningen och producerar 0,6% av landets BNP.
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