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Açores
| Location |
N Atlantic Ocean, W of Portugal |
| Latitude and longitude |
38 00 N, 28 00 W |
| Sovereignty |
Portugal |
| Political status notes |
Officially, "Autonomous Region of the
Açores"; one of the seven Ultra Peripheral Regions of the European
Union |
| Population |
245,500 |
| Census notes |
December 31,1999 |
| Land area in square kilometers |
2,333 |
| Capital |
Ponta Delgada |
Fundamental legal document(s) online
|
| As Regiões Autónomas na Constituição da República
Portuguesa (Portuguese)(Articles 225 to 234 of the Portuguese
Constitution, on the autonomous regions), from La Universidad Carlos III
de Madrid |
| Lei
Constitucional n.º 1/2005, de 12 de Agosto de 2005 (7th revision,
2005) (Articles 225
to 234 are on the autonomous regions) from the Portuguese Parliament
(Portuguese) (PDF 376K) |
| Constitution
of the Portuguese Republic (7th revision, 2005) (Articles 225
to 234 are on the autonomous regions) from the Portuguese Parliament
(Portuguese) (PDF 292K) |
| Estatuto
Político-Administrativo da Região Autónoma dos Açores (Lei
n.º 9/87 de 26 de Março, alterada pela Lei n.º 61/98 de 27 de Agosto)
(Portuguese) (PDF), from the Assembleia Legislativa Regional |
|
Decreto Regulamentar Regional n.º 19/2006/A
de 5 de Junho, Altera a estrutura orgânica do IX Governo Regional dos Açores(Portuguese),
from the Presidência do Governo Regional |
Other legal documents online
|
|
Jornal Oficial da
Região Autónoma dos Açores (Portuguese)
|
Sources and other useful websites
|
| Assembleia
Legislativa Regional (Portuguese) |
| Azorean
Board of Tourism |
| Instituto
Nacional de Estatística, Portugal—this is a complicated site
to navigate: First, on the left-hand menu, choose "English
version" (unless you prefer Portuguese). Next, on the menu bar at
the top of the page, click "Products and Services" (or the
Portuguese equivalent). On the resulting drop-down menu, choose
"Statistical Data", then "General Statistical Data".
On the page that results, choose the first page listed, "Territory
and Environment – General Data" for statistical information on
the Açores. |
Selected articles on law and political status
|
| Portugal's autonomous islands: the Azores and Madeira,
in The Working Autonomies in Europe: Territorial autonomy as a Means of
Minority Protection and Conflict Solution in the European Experience -
An Overview and Schematic Comparison, by Thomas Benedikter (2006)
(scroll to 2.6) |
| Statut
de la Région Autonome des Açores (French), by Carlos Cesar,
Presidente do Governo, Região Autónoma dos Açores, in Jean-Didier
Hache (editor), What
Status for Europe's Islands? (Quel Statut pour les Îles
d'Europe?) (2000); an abstract
in English (Status of the Autonomous Region of the Azores) is
included. This volume is no longer available online.
Interested readers may be able to purchase it through Alibris
or other booksellers. |
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