Back Madeiraeilande Afrikaans Madeira ALS ማደይራ Amharic Madeira AN ماديرا Arabic ماديرا ARZ মাদেইৰা Assamese Madeira AST Madeyra Azerbaijani Мадейра Bashkir
Madeira | |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region of Madeira Região Autónoma da Madeira (Portuguese) | |
| Etymology: madeira, Portuguese word for wood | |
| Nickname(s): Pearl of the Atlantic | |
| Motto: Das Ilhas as Mais Belas e Livres (English: Of all islands, the most beautiful and free) | |
| Anthem: Hino da Região Autónoma da Madeira ("Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") | |
 Location of Madeira | |
| Sovereign state |  Portugal |
| Discovery | 1418-1419 |
| Settlement | c. 1425 |
| Political Autonomy | 30 April 1976 |
| Capital | Funchal |
| Official languages | Portuguese |
| Demonym(s) | Madeirense (English: Madeiran) |
| Government | Autonomous Region |
• Representative of the Republic | Irineu Barreto |
| Miguel Albuquerque | |
• President of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira | José Manuel Rodrigues |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira |
| National and European Representation | |
| 6 Deputies | |
| 2 MEPs | |
| Area | |
• Total | 801 km2 (309 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,861 m (6,106 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
• 2021 census |  251,060[1] |
• Density | 313/km2 (810.7/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 (Fitch) estimate |
• Per capita |  $27,493 [2] |
| Currency | EUR (€) (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +351 (291) |
| ISO 3166 code | PT-30 |
| Internet TLD | |
| Usual abbreviation | RAM |
| Website | www.madeira.gov.pt |
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between 32°22.3′N 16°16.5′W / 32.3717°N 16.2750°W and 33°7.8′N 17°16.65′W / 33.1300°N 17.27750°W, just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union.[3]
The archipelago comprises the major part of one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (the other being the Azores located to the northwest), that includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands.
The name Madeira could be used for the autonomous region, the geographical group of islands or just the island of Madeira. These islands are part of the Macaronesia.
- ↑ "Resultados Preliminares". censos.ine.pt. Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ↑ [1] Fitch Revises Autonomous Region of Madeira's Outlook to Positive on Sovereign Rating Action, Mon 16 May, 2022 - 17:02 ET, retrieved 28.06.2022.
- ↑ "EUROPA - Glossary - Outermost regions". Europa.eu. Retrieved 7 August 2013.