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Madeira (/ m ə ˈ d ɪər ə / mə-DEER-ə or / m ə ˈ d ɛər ə / mə-DAIR-ə; [4] [5] [6] European Portuguese: [mɐˈðɐjɾɐ] ⓘ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Portuguese: Região Autónoma da Madeira), is an autonomous region of Portugal.
The autonomous regions were established in 1976 in the aftermath of the Carnation Revolution, which saw Portugal end its colonial empire. [1] Some areas, such as the Azores, Madeira and Macau, were deemed either impractical to decolonise or too close in ties to Continental Portugal to make independent.
The Government of the Autonomous Region of Madeira is the local government of this Portuguese autonomous region. [2] [3] [4] The Regional Government is one of the two organs of self-government of the Autonomous Region along with the Regional Legislative Assembly, to which it is politically accountable.
Each of the archipelagos is a distinct political entity: the Azores and Madeira are autonomous regions of Portugal, the Canary Islands is an autonomous community of Spain, while Cape Verde is a sovereign state and member of the United Nations.
The autonomous areas differ from federal units and independent states in the sense that they, in relation to the majority of other sub-national territories in the same country, enjoy a special status including some legislative powers, within the state (for a detailed list of federated units, see federated state).
The Monastic community of Mount Athos is an autonomous monastic region of Greece. Greece's EU accession treaty provides that Mount Athos maintains its centuries-old special legal status, [82] guaranteed by article 105 of the Greek Constitution. It is part of the customs union but outside the VAT area. [10]
As of 2021, Madeira had a total population of 245,595. The island is the top of a massive submerged shield volcano that rises about 6 km (3.7 mi) from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The volcano formed atop an east–west rift [ 1 ] [ 2 ] in the oceanic crust along the African Plate , beginning during the Miocene epoch over 5 million years ago ...
Funchal (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) is the capital, largest city and the municipal seat of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.The city has a population of 105,795, [1] making it the sixth largest city in Portugal.