| Official name | Autonomous Region of the Azores |
| Name in local language | Região Autónoma dos Açores (pt) |
| Continent | Europe |
| Subcontinent | European Union |
| Population (ranking: 195e) | 243,862 inhabitants (2018) |
| Population growth | -0.39 % / year |
| Area | 2,322 km² |
| Density | 105.02 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 175e) | 4.220 billions $USD (2015) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 17,398 $USD (2015) |
| GDP growth | 2.00 % / year (2015) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 77.45 years (2017) |
| Birth rate | 9.40 ‰ (2014) |
| Fertility rate | 1.25 children / woman (2017) |
| Death rate (ranking) | 9.40 ‰ (2014) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 3.50 ‰ (2014) |
| Literacy rate | 95.68 % (2015) |
| Official languages | Portuguese |
| Currency | Euro (€ EUR) |
| HDI (ranking: n.c.) | 0.000 / 1 (2017) |
| EPI (ranking) | 0.00 (2018) |
| Government | Autonomous Region of Portugal |
| Head of State | President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa |
| National Day | 10 June (death of Luís de Camões in 1580) |
| ISO Codes | , |
| Demonym | Azorean, Portuguese |
| Tourists (ranking) | 1,487,428 people (2016) |
The Azores are a Portuguese archipelago of nine islands located in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 1,450 km west of Lisbon. It is an autonomous region of Portugal, and an ultraperipheral region of the European Union. Its capital is Ponta Delgada. The marine surface area of the Azores is 954 496 km2, making it one of the largest exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in the European Union.
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Urban areas (2016)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|---|
| Ponta Delgada | 127,104 inhabitants |