Azores

Azores Açores
Autonomous Region
Autonomous Region of the Azores Região Autónoma dos Açores  (Portuguese)
Flag Coat of Arms
Etymology: açor (Portuguese for northern goshawk)
Motto:  Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (English: "Rather die free than subjected in peace")
Anthem: Hino dos Açores ("Anthem of the Azores")
Location of the Azores within the European Union
Sovereign state	Portugal
Settlement	1432
Political Autonomy	30 April 1976
Capitals	Ponta Delgada (executive) Angra do Heroísmo (judicial) Horta (legislative)
Largest city	Ponta Delgada
Official languages	Portuguese
Demonym(s)	Açoriano(a) (English: Azorean)
Government	Autonomous Region
• Representative of the Portuguese Republic	Pedro Manuel dos Reis Alves Catarino
• President of the Legislative Assembly	Luís Garcia
• President of the Regional Government	José Manuel Bolieiro
• Vice-President of the Regional Government	Artur Lima
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores
National and European Representation
• Assembly of the Republic	5 Members of parliament
• European Parliament	1 MEP
Area
• Total	2,351 km2 (908 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Mount Pico)	2,351 m (7,713 ft)
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean)	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• 2021 census	236,440[1]
• Density	110/km2 (284.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	€4.128 billion[2]
• Per capita	€16,900
Currency	EUR (€) (EUR)
Time zone	UTC−1 (Atlantic/Azores)
• Summer (DST)	UTC (Atlantic/Azores)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+351 (292)
ISO 3166 code	PT-20
Internet TLD	.pt
Usual abbreviation	RAA
Website	azores.gov.pt

The Azores (Portuguese: Açores) is an archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean; they are about 1,500 km (930 mi) west of Lisbon and about 1,900 km (1,200 mi) southeast of Newfoundland. The islands, and their Exclusive Economic Zone, form the Autonomous Region of the Azores, one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal.

There are nine major Azores islands and several very small islands (islets), in three main groups. They extend for more than 600 km (370 mi) and lie in a northwest-southeast direction.

The archipelago is part of the Macaronesia islands.

1. ↑ "População residente". Archived 5 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
2. ↑ "Contas Económicas e Regionais". Serviço Regional de Estatística dos Açores. 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2019.