Azores

The Azores (Os Açores)
Autonomous Region (Região Autónoma)
Munt Pico an the green landscape, emblematic o the airchipelago o the Azores
Flag Coat o Airms
Official name: Região Autónoma dos Açores
Name origin: açor, Portuguese for species o rapier bird, erroneously identifeed as goshawks; an aw derivation frae the wird for blue
Motto: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Scots:Rather dee as free men than be enslavit in peace)
Kintra	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
Region	Atlantic Ocean
Subregion	Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Position	Azores Platform
Islands	Corvo, Faial, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, São Jorge, São Miguel, Santa Maria, Terceira
Caipitals	Angra do Heroísmo, Horta, Ponta Delgada
Lairgest ceety	Ponta Delgada
- center	São José
- elevation	22 m (72 ft)
- coordinates	37°44′28″N 25°40′32″W
Highest point	Munt Pico
- elevation	2,351 m (7,713 ft)
- coordinates	38°28′19″N 28°51′50″W
Lowest point	Sea level
- location	Atlantic Ocean
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Area	2,346 km2 (906 sq mi)
Population	246,746 (2011) Estimate
Density	Template:Unit area density
Settlement	15 August 1432
- Administrative autonomy	c. 1895
- Poleetical autonomy	4 September 1976
Discovery	c. 1427
- Santa Maria	c. 1427
- São Miguel	c. 1428
Management
- location	Assembleia Regional, Rua Marcelino Lima, Horta, Faial
- elevation	46 m (151 ft)
- coordinates	38°32′6″N 28°37′51″W
Government
- location	Palácio de Santana, Rua José Jácome Correia, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel
- elevation	60 m (197 ft)
- coordinates	37°44′52″N 25°40′19″W
Preses (Govrenment)	Vasco Cordeiro (PS)
- Preses (Assembleia)	Ana Luís (PS)
Timezone	Azores (UTC-1)
- simmer (DST)	Azores EST (UTC0)
ISO 3166-2 code	PT-20
Postal code	9XXX-XXX
Aurie code	(+351) 292 XX XX XX
ccTLD	.pt
Demonym	Azorean
Patron Saunt	Espírito Santo
Holiday	51st day (Monday) follaeing Easter (Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores)
Anthem	A Portuguesa (national) Hino dos Açores (regional)
Currency	Euro (€)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Drive	richt-side
Location o the airchipelago o the Azores relative tae Europe
Distribution o the islands o the archipelago
Wikimedia Commons: Azores
Statistics: Instituto Nacional de Estatística
Wabsteid: http://www.azores.gov.pt/
Geographic detail from CAOP (2010) producit bi Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP)

The Airchipelago o the Azores (UK /əˈzɔrz/ ə-ZORZ, US /ˈeɪzɔrz/ AY-zorz; Portuguese: Açores, IPA: [ɐˈsoɾɨʃ]) is composed o nine 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.