Amapa is a state in northern Brazil on the country's border with French Guiana, one of Brazil's least populous states, situated at the mouth of the Amazon River and largely covered by rainforest. Its capital is Macapa, which sits almost exactly on the equator.
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Amapá's move to statehood was made on 5 October 1988, at the time of the promulgation of the new Brazilian Constitution, with the first state legislators taking office at the start of 1991.
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