Azores

The Airchipelago o the Azores (UK /əˈzɔːrz/ ə-ZORZ, US /ˈeɪzɔːrz/ AY-zorz; Portuguese: Açores, IPA: [ɐˈsoɾɨʃ]) is composed o nine wee volcanic islands situatit in the middle o the North Atlantic Ocean, an is locatit aboot 1,500 km (930 mi) wast frae Lisbon an aboot 3,900 km (2,400 mi) east frae the east coast o North Americae. The islands, an their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region o the Azores, ane o the twa autonomous regions o Portugal. Its main industries are: agricultur, dairy fermin (for cheese an butter products primarily), minor livestock ranchin, fishin an tourism, whilk is becomin the major service activity in the region; eikit tae whilk, the govrenment o the Azores employs a lairge percentage o the population directly or indirectly in mony aspects o the service an tertiary sectors.

Azores Açores
Autonomous Region
Munt Pico an the green laundscape, emblematic o the airchipelago o the Azores
Banner Coat airms
Etymology: açor, Portuguese for the northren goshawk (Accipiter gentilis, pt:Açor), a species o raptor
Motto(s):  Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Scots: "Raither dee free nor subjectit in peace")
Location o the Azores relative tae Portugal (green) an the rest o the European Union (daurk blue)
Coordinates: 38.6°N 28°W / 38.6; -28
Kintra	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
Region	Atlantic Ocean
Subregion	Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Poseetion	Azores Plateau
Settlement	15 August 1432
Admeenistrative autonomy	c. 1895
Poleetical autonomy	4 September 1976
Caipitals	Ponta Delgada, Horta, Angra do Heroísmo
Municipalities	Calheta, Lagoa, Lajes das Flores, Lajes do Pico, Madalena, Nordeste, Povoação, Praia da Vitória, Ribeira Grande, Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Santa Cruz das Flores, São Roque, Velas, Vila do Corvo, Vila do Porto, Vila Franca do Campo
Govrenment
• Preses (Govrenment)	Vasco Cordeiro
Area
• Total	2333 km2 (901 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	245,746
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−1 (AZOT)
• Summer (DST)	AZOST (UTC)
Postal code	9XXX-XXX
Area code(s)	(+351) 29X XX XX XX[1]
HDI (2017)	0.795[2] high · 7th
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Drives on the	richt
Demonym	Azorean
Haliday	51st day (Monanday) follaein Easter (Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores)
Anthem	A Portuguesa (national) Hino dos Açores (regional)
Currency	Euro (€)[3]
Website	www.azores.gov.pt
Geografic detail frae CAOP (2010)[4] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP)

References

Notes

1. "What is Azores dialing code?". happyzebra.com. Archived frae the original on 2 Apryle 2015. Retrieved 30 Juin 2014.
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org (in Inglis). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
3. Till 2002, the Portuguese escudo wis uised in financial transactions, an till 1910 the Portuguese real wis the siller used by the monarchy o Portugal.
4. IGP, ed. (2010), Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Geográfico Português, archived frae the original on 21 May 2011, retrieved 1 January 2012 Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help) Archived 2014-07-03 at the Wayback Machine