Madeira
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The archipelago is located in the African Plate in the Atlantic Ocean between latitude 30 ° and 33 °N, basically at the same latitude as Casablanca, 978 km southwest of Lisbon, about 700 km west of the African coast, and 450 km north of the Canary Islands.
This archipelago is formed by the Madeira Island with an area of 740.7 km², Porto Santo with 42.5 km², the Desertas Islands with a total of 14.2 km² comprising the three uninhabited islands, and by the Selvagens Islands whose set of 3 islands and sixteen uninhabited islets make up an area of 3.6 km². Of the eight islands, only the two largest (Madeira and Porto Santo) are inhabited and can be accessed via the Madeira Airport in Funchal and Porto Santo Airport.
Madeira Porto Santo Selvagens Desertas
This archipelago is formed by the Madeira Island with an area of 740.7 km², Porto Santo with 42.5 km², the Desertas Islands with a total of 14.2 km² comprising the three uninhabited islands, and by the Selvagens Islands whose set of 3 islands and sixteen uninhabited islets make up an area of 3.6 km². Of the eight islands, only the two largest (Madeira and Porto Santo) are inhabited and can be accessed via the Madeira Airport in Funchal and Porto Santo Airport.
Madeira Porto Santo Selvagens Desertas
Facts & Figures Archipelago of Madeira
| Capital | Funchal |
|---|---|
| Main Cities |
Caniço, Câmara de Lobos, Funchal, Machico, Santana |
| Official Language | Portuguese |
| Government System | Autonomous Region |
| Flag | Three vertical stripes: Blue, Yellow, Blue and graphic element Cross of Order Christ (red color) |
| Currency | Euro |
| GDP | 5.224 million euros € (2010) |
| Population | 270 thousand inhabitants (2011 Censes) |
| Area |
57 km de wide 22 km de width |
| Time Zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| Public Holidays (2014) | New Year's Day- 1st January Good Friday - Friday 18th April Easter Sunday - 20th April Liberation Day - 25th April Labour Day – 1st May Portugal Day - 10th June Madeira Autonomous Region Day – July 1st Our lady of Assumption (Religious)- 15th August Funchal Municipal holiday – August 21st Our Lady of Conception (Religious) - 8th December Christmas Day - 25th December |
| Dialling Code | (+351) 291 |
| Emergency Numbers | 112 |
| Electricity | 220 V |
| Climate | Maritime temperate climate |
| Units of Measure | Metres System |
