NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Rondônia

Rondônia is a state of Brazil, located in the northern-western part of the country. To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, and in the south is Bolivia. Its capital is Porto Velho. Porto Velho is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Time Zone is also a historical computer game. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Map of Brazil highlighting the state of Rondônia File links The following pages link to this file: Rondônia Categories: GFDL images ... There are 26 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. ... Acre is a state of Brazil, located in the north_western part of the country. ... Amazonas is the largest state of Brazil, located in the northern part of the country. ... Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, located in the western part of the country. ... Porto Velho is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin. ...

Ji-Paraná is the second most populous city in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. ... Ariquemes is the second-largest town in the Brazilian state Rondônia, in the far west of the country. ...

Geography

The state has a territory covered mostly by jungle of the Amazon Rainforest, but about one-fifth of the state has been deforested since intensive settlement began in the 1970s. A majority of its citizens now live in urban areas. It is a main exporter of wood, as well as a significant producer of both coffee and an important cattle breeder. A river in the Amazon rainforest The Amazon is a rainforest in South America. ... A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a organic material found as the primary content of the stems of woody plants, especially trees, but also shrubs. ... Coffee beans and a cup of coffee Coffee as a drink, usually served hot, is prepared from the roasted seeds (beans) of the coffee plant. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ...

History

Rondônia is named after Cândido Rondon, who made several exploration expeditions through Brazilian borderlines in the early 20th century, including one mission to rescue former American president Teddy Roosevelt, after the latter failed to return from a canoeing expedition. The territory was set apart from Mato Grosso in 1943, under the name Guaporé, as a part of Getulio Vargas' policies to secure frontiers. The initial beginnings of the development of cattle-breeding and coffee production was possible thanks to the Pólo-Noroeste project implemented by the federal government in the 1970s which was designed to encourage emigration to the undeveloped area. Cândido Mariano de Silva Rondon (1865-1956) was a Brazilian explorer who is most famous for exploring with Teddy Roosevelt during Roosevelts exploration of the Rio Roosevelt in the Mato Grosso state in Brazil. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858–January 6, 1919) was the twenty-fifth (1901) Vice President and the twenty-sixth (1901-1909) President of the United States, succeeding to the office upon the assassination of William McKinley. ... Canoeing is the recreational or sporting activity of paddling a canoe or kayak. ... Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, located in the western part of the country. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (April 19, 1883 - August 24, 1954) was the president of Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and from 1950 to his suicide in 1954. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The Pólo-Noroeste programme increased Rondônia's population by nearly one-hundredfold from 1970 to 2004, from an original 10,000 to today's 1.5 million. Every city in the state except for Porto Velho and Guajará-Mirim were built by Pólo-Noroeste settlers. After implementing the Pólo-Noroeste project, the federal government put into place the Planaforo programme, to deal with environment and Amerindian issues, notably the defining of Amerindian reserve borders. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...

In 1980, the Samuel Hydroelectric Plant was built, allowing a massive upswing in the production of timber, minerals, civil construction and foodstuffs to occur. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Rondônia was upgraded to a state in 1988, making it Brazil's youngest state. In 1993, another upswing occurred when the Guajará-Mirim free trade area was established. Bordering on Bolivia, this free trade area increased trade between Rondônia and Bolivia by a substantial degree. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ...

Since the late 1990s, Rondônia has begun to exploit its natural beauty in order to attract tourists. Porto Velho is situated on the Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon, and the Lago do Cuniã is located in the state. Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... The Madeira River is a major waterway in South America. ... Length 6,296 km Elevation of the source 5,597 m Average discharge 219,000 m³/s Area watershed 6,915,000 km² Origin Nevado Mismi Mouth Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Brazil (62. ...

Flag

The flag was designed by Silvio Carvalho Feitosa and adopted with complementary Law No. 41 of December 22, 1981. The flag uses the same colors as the flag of Brazil, with the big star in the middle symbolizing the new state. The star is displayed rising into the blue sky, stretching over Brazil (the yellow and green areas in the lower half of the flag). Flag of the Brazilian state of Rondônia This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Flag of the Brazilian state of Rondônia This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag ratio: 7:10 The flag of the Republic of Brazil is a green flag with a large yellow rhombus in the center. ...

External links

Categories: States of Brazil class="preview" id="pv51"> There are 26 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. ... General info: Large flag of Brazil Dimensions: 431x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ... Acre is a state of Brazil, located in the north_western part of the country. ... Alagoas (AL) is a small state in northeastern Brazil lying between the states of Pernambuco and Sergipe; touching the state of Bahia along a part of its southwestern border. ... Amapá is one of the states of Brazil, located in the extreme north, bordering French Guiana in the north. ... Amazonas is the largest state of Brazil, located in the northern part of the country. ... For the genus of wildflowers in the family Asteraceae, see Bahia (Botany) Bahia is a state in the north-east of Brazil. ... Ceará is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. ... The Brazilian Federal District (in Portuguese, Distrito Federal) is set apart for Brasília, the capital of Brazil. ... For other places that have this name, see Espírito Santo (disambiguation) Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation ES. With its capital at Vitória. ... Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. ... Maranhão is one of the states of Brazil in the north-eastern region. ... Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, located in the western part of the country. ... Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil, located in the western part of the country. ... Minas Gerais is one of the states of Brazil, the second most populous in the federation. ... Pará - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Paraíba is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. ... Other meanings: Paraná, Argentina, Paraná River Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the southern part of the country, bordering Paraguay and Argentina. ... Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Brazilian Northeast. ... Piauí - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Rio de Janeiro is one of the 26 states of Brazil (plus the Federal District). ... Rio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the edge of the South American continent. ... Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil. ... Roraima is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northern part of the country. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... São Paulo is a state in Brazil. ... Sergipe is the smallest state of Brazil, located on the north eastern Atlantic coast of the country. ... Tocantins is one of the states of Brazil. ...

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