Madeira ( mə-DEER-ə or 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.[4] 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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Madeira |
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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 |
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Autonomous Region | Madeira |
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Region | Atlantic Ocean |
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Subregion | Tore-Madeira Ridge |
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Poseetion | Madeira Platform, Savage Islands submarine munt |
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Settlement | c. 1420 |
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Admeenistrative autonomy | c. 1895 |
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Poleetical autonomy | 1 Julie 1976 |
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Caipital | Funchal |
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Municipalities | Calheta, Câmara de Lobos, Machico, Ponta do Sol, Porto Moniz, Porto Santo, Ribeira Brava, Santa Cruz, Santana, São Vicente |
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Govrenment |
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• Preses (Govrenment) | Miguel Albuquerque |
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Area |
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• Total | 741 km2 (286 sq mi) |
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Population (2016) |
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• Total | 289,000 |
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• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
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Postal code | 9XXX-XXX |
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Area code(s) | (+351) 291 XXX XXX |
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HDI (2017) | 0.800[1] very high · 6th |
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Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
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Drive | richt-side |
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Demonym | Madeiran; Madeirense |
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Patron Saunt | Nossa Senhora do Monte |
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Haliday | 1 Julie |
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Anthem |
- A Portuguesa (national)
- Hino da Madeira (regional)
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Currency | Euro (€)[2] |
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Website | www.madeira.gov.pt |
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Geografic detail frae CAOP (2010)[3] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) |
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