Madeira

Madeira
Autonomous Region
A Januay 2014 view o Funchal, the caipital ceety o the autonomous region.
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Etymology: madeira, Portuguese for wid
Motto(s):  Das Ilhas as Mais Belas e Livres (Scots: O aw islands, the maist beautifu an free)
Location o Madeira relative tae Portugal (green) an the rest o the European Union (licht green)
Coordinates: 32.75°N 17°W / 32.75; -17
Kintra	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Madeira
Region	Atlantic Ocean
Subregion	Tore-Madeira Ridge
Poseetion	Madeira Platform, Savage Islands submarine munt
Settlement	c. 1420
Admeenistrative autonomy	c. 1895
Poleetical autonomy	1 Julie 1976
Caipital	Funchal
Municipalities	Calheta, Câmara de Lobos, Machico, Ponta do Sol, Porto Moniz, Porto Santo, Ribeira Brava, Santa Cruz, Santana, São Vicente
Govrenment
• Preses (Govrenment)	Miguel Albuquerque
Area
• Total	741 km2 (286 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	289,000
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)
Postal code	9XXX-XXX
Area code(s)	(+351) 291 XXX XXX
HDI (2017)	0.800 very high · 6th
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Drive	richt-side
Demonym	Madeiran; Madeirense
Patron Saunt	Nossa Senhora do Monte
Haliday	1 Julie
Anthem	A Portuguesa (national) Hino da Madeira (regional)
Currency	Euro (€)
Website	www.madeira.gov.pt
Geografic detail frae CAOP (2010) produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP)

Madeira (/[unsupported input]məˈdɪərə/ mə-DEER-ə or /məˈdɛərə/ mə-DAIR-ə; Portuguese: [mɐˈðejɾɐ] or [mɐˈðɐjɾɐ]) is a wee Portuguese airchipelago that lees atween 32°22.3′N 16°16.5′W an 33°7.8′N 17°16.65′W, juist unner 400 km north o Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean an an ootermaist region o the European Union. The airchipelago comprises the major pairt o ane o the twa Autonomous regions o Portugal (the ither being the Azores locatit tae the northwast), that includes the islands o Madeira, Porto Santo, an the Desertas, admeenistered thegither wi the separate airchipelago o the Savage Islands.

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