Rondônia

**Rondônia** is a state in Brazil. It is in the northwest of the country. To the west is the state of Acre. To the north is the state of Amazonas. In the east is Mato Grosso. In the south is Bolivia. Its capital is Porto Velho. The state was named after Candido Rondon.

Other cities include:
- Ji-Paraná
- Ariquemes
- Vilhena
- Cacoal

## Geography

The state is covered mostly by jungle of the Amazon Rainforest. About three-fifths of the state has had the jungle removed since the 1970s. Most of the people living in the state now live in urban areas. It is a big exporter of wood. The state also makes both coffee and cocoa. The breeding of cattle is also important here.

## Flag

The flag was made by Silvio Carvalho Feitosa. It was made the flag of the state on December 22, 1981. The flag uses the same colors of the flag of Brazil. The big star in the middle of the flag is a symbol for the new state. The star is shown rising into the blue sky that is stretching over Brazil (the yellow and green areas in the lower half of the flag).

## Tribes

The **Akuntsu** tribe is one of the tribes of Rondônia. They are one of the indigenous peoples of Brazil. They were first contacted in only 1995. At that time, there were only seven people in the tribe. As of 2006, there were six people. They live in the Igarape Omere region to the southwest of Rondônia. The tribe consists of chief Kunibu Baba (male, age: ~ 70), Pupak (male, age: ~ 40), Ururu (female, age:~80) and three women with ages from 23 to 35. The seventh member of the tribe died in 1995. The only child born after that died in 2000 in a storm. With his death the only hope of the tribe not becoming extinct lessened.

## Other websites

- Rondonia Web

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: State of Rondônia
- **native name lang**: pt
- **settlement type**: States of Brazil, State
- **image flag**: Bandeira de Rondônia.svg
- **image shield**: BrasaoRondonia.jpg
- **image map**: Brazil State Rondonia.svg
- **map caption**: Location of State of Rondônia in Brazil
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **seat type**: Capital (political), Capital and Largest City
- **seat**: Porto Velho
- **leader title**: Governor (Brazil), Governor
- **leader name**: Confúcio Moura
- **leader title1**: Vice Governor
- **leader name1**: Airton Gurgacz
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 237576.16
- **area rank**: List of Brazilian states by area, 13th
- **population total**: 1,590,011
- **population as of**: 2012
- **population rank**: List of Brazilian states by population, 23rd
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population density rank**: List of Brazilian states by population density, 19th
- **population demonym**: Rondoniano or Rondoniense
- **demographics type1**: Gross domestic product, GDP
- **demographics1 title1**: Year
- **demographics1 info1**: 2006 estimate
- **demographics1 title2**: Total
- **demographics1 info2**: R$13,110,000,000 (List of Brazilian states by gross domestic product, 22nd)
- **demographics1 title3**: Per capita
- **demographics1 info3**: R$8,391 (List of Brazilian states by gross domestic product, 15th)
- **demographics type2**: Human Development Index, HDI
- **demographics2 title1**: Year
- **demographics2 info1**: 2005
- **demographics2 title2**: Category
- **demographics2 info2**: 0.776 – <span style="color:#fc0">medium</span> (List of Brazilian states by Human Development Index, 14th)
- **timezone1**: Time in Brazil, BRT-1
- **utc offset1**: -4
- **postal code type**: Postal Code
- **postal code**: 76800-000 to 76999-000
- **iso code**: ISO 3166-2:BR, BR-RO
- **website**: [http://www.rondonia.ro.gov.br/ rondonia.ro.gov.br]