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Useful Information

COUNTRY INFO

L ocation :

Madeira (in portuguese madeira for "wood") is a Portuguese island located 951 km (591 miles) southwest of Lisbon and 737 km (458 miles) west of the Moroccan coast in the Atlantic Ocean.

The island of Madeira with the smaller island of Porto Santo and the uninhabited island group Ilhas Desertas and Savage Islands, build together the autonomous region of Madeira.

Area :

740.7 km² | (309 sq mi)

Population :

267.785 (2011)

Population Density:

362 Habitant pro qkm (2011) | (799/sq mi)

Capital :

Funchal

Sta te form:

Autonomous Region of Portugal - As part of Portugal, Madeira belongs to the territory of the European Union.

Geography :

The Archipélago da Madeira is located 545 kilometers (338,65 miles) from the west coast of Africa and just under 1000 kilometers (621.37 miles) from Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean. The archipelago was created as a result of volcanic activity, which began some 20 million years ago undersea, and gradually built up the islands. It has been around 1.7 million years since this process has come to a standstill. Today, Madeira's volcanoes are extinct, the forces of erosion have eroded the soft tuff of the volcanic ashes and the basalt vents have been formed into rugged mountain peaks.

The steep relief of Madeira continues below sea level. The main island is as high as 5,000 meters (16404,2 feet) under sea level. Above the sea, the highest peak - Pico Ruivo - reach 1862 meter (6108,924 feet).

Language :

Portuguese

Religion:

94.5% of the population of Madeira belong to the Catholic Church.

Currency :

Euro

Local Time :

UTC+0

UTC stands for Universal Time Coordinated, formerly also officially as GMT Greenwich Mean Time designated.

Power Supply :

220 Volts, 50 Hertz

Connector type C,F

Public Holydays:

Portugal knows national, regional and communal holidays. It may happen that you are standing in a village in front of closed shop doors, while in the nearest village the normal business runs. Funchal's city holiday is August 21st.

Islandwide public holidays:

1. January New Year

25. April Anniversary of the 1974 revolution

1. Mai Labor Day

10. June Portugal-Day

1. July Madeira-Day

15. August Assumption Day

5. October Day of the Republic

1. November All Saints

1. December Independence Day

8. December Immaculate Conception

25. December Christmas

Movable Holidays:

February Carnival Day, Ash Wednesday

March/April Good Friday

June Corpus Christi

Head of Government :

Miguel Albuquerque - President of the Regional Government of the Autonomous Region of Madeira

Further Information :

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(Sources: wikipedia.org, Reise Know How Madeira, MM-Verlag Madeira)