Autonomous Regions of Portugal

Autonomous Region
Category1st-level administrative division
LocationPortugal
Created byConstitution
Created
  • 1976
Number2
Populations246,746 (Azores)
267,785 (Madeira)
Areas2,333 km2 (Azores)
801 km2 (Madeira)
Government
  • Regional Assembly
    Regional Government
    Representative of the Republic
Subdivisions

The two autonomous regions of Portugal from 1999 (Portuguese: Regiões Autónomas de Portugal) are the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores) and Madeira (Região Autónoma da Madeira). Together with Continental Portugal (Portugal Continental), they form the Portuguese Republic.

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