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Azores
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Açores
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Açores - Região Autónoma dos Açores
Os Açores, oficialmente designados por Região Autónoma dos Açores, é um arquipélago transcontinental e um território autónomo da República Portuguesa, sito no Atlântico nordeste, dotado de autonomia política e administrativa consubstanciada no Estatuto Político-Administrativo da Região Autónoma dos Açores. Os Açores integram a União Europeia com o estatuto de região ultraperiférica do território da União, conforme estabelecido no artigo 299.º-2 do Tratado da União Europeia.
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Azores - Autonomous Region of the Azores
The Azores are a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of ► Canada. The westernmost island (Flores) actually lies on the North American plate and is only 1,925 km from St. John's in the Canadian province of Newfoundland.
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Azores
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Autonomous Region of the Azores
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| Status
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Autonomous region of ► Portugal
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| Capital
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Ponta Delgada
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| Population
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242,846 inhabitants
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| Area
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2,333 km²
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Portuguese
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Roman Catholic
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Azores, Geography of the Azores, History of the Azores and Politics of the Azores
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| More images
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Azores - Azores (Category).
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General maps
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Location of Azores with Island names
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Map of the Azores
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Map of the Azores (Portuguese)
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Portugal's Exclusive Economic Zone
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Luís Teixeira map of the Azores (c. 1584)
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