Official name
Madeira
Name in local language
Madeira (pt)
Continent
Africa
Subcontinent
North Africa
Population (ranking: 193e )
254,368 inhabitants (2018)
Population growth
0.29 % / year
Area
802 km²
Density
317.17 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 171e )
4.740 billions $USD (2015)
GDP/capita (ranking )
18,485 $USD (2015)
GDP growth
0.85 % / year (2015)
Life expectancy (ranking )
80.41 years (2015)
Birth rate
8.30 ‰ (2015)
Fertility rate
1.30 children / woman (2015)
Death rate (ranking )
10.50 ‰ (2015)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
2.90 ‰ (2015)
Literacy rate
95.68 % (2015)
Official languages
Portuguese
Currency
Euro (€ EUR)
HDI (ranking: n.c. )
0.000 / 1 (2017)
EPI (ranking )
71.91 (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
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Demonym
Madeiran, Portuguese
Tourists (ranking )
1,000,000 people (2015)
Madeira is an archipelago of Portugal consisting of the island of the same name and several other small islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean, off Morocco and north of the Canaries , a Spanish territory. It is an autonomous region belonging to the European Union, with capital Funchal.
Ponta do Sol, Madeira, Portugal
Ponta de São Lourenço, Madeira, Portugal
Urban areas (2017)
Urban areas
Population
Funchal
253,624 inhabitants
See also