Azores

Flag colours: Blue, Red and White with a golden eagle and 9 gold stars.

Flag description: Two fifth of the flag is blue, on the hoist-side. Three fifths is white. Over the division, extending horizontally about half of the flag's width is a wingspreaded golden goshawk, under an arch of 9 golden stars, extending from one wingtip to the other. In the top left hand corner is a white shield with a cross of five blue eschuteons, each with a saltire of five white bezants, and with a red border with seven golden castles.

Azores is located right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean . It is between Europe and North America.

It is 1,600 miles from London, England to Ponta Delgada, Azores. It takes approximately 3 hours 30 minutes to fly there.

It's land area is 2,333 sq km.

The Azores has a population of 245,000 people.

The capital city is called Ponta Delgada and 70,000 people live there.

There are nine islands all together that make up the Azores.

The main towns (not including the capital city) are:

• Ribeira Grande with 28,482 people
• Angra do Heroismo with 35,581 people
• Praia do Vitoria with 6,000 people
• And Horta with 6,500 people

The national currency (money) is called Euro and is shortened to EUR.

Azores has a Minister of the Republic for Azores and he is called Alvaro Jose Brilhante Laborinho Lucio. They also have a President of the Regional Government and he is called Carlos Manuel Martins do Vale Cesar.

The main languages in Azores are Portuguese and English.

The traditional dances of Azores are Chamarrita (shown on the left), Sapateia, Sao Macaio and Pezinho.

 

The main sports in Azores are yachting, golf, mountain climbing and arena and street bull fighting (shown on the left).

Traditional food of Azores include:

	Cozido à Portuguesa: Pork, beef, local sausages, potatoes, cabbage, etc. stewed together
	Caldo Verde: Cream of potato soup with sausage and shredded cabbage
	Caldeirada de Peixe: Fish, shellfish, potatoes, tomatoes and onions stewed together
	Coelho Assado: Roasted rabbit with onions, white wine and spices
	Frango no Churrasco Piri-Piri: Grilled chicken in a hot spicy sauce

The animals that you can see in the Azores include:

Priolo bird	Cagarro Bird	Red garajau bird

Some detail about the weather in the Azores:

• The hottest months are July and August with average maximum temperatures of 23°C.
• The coldest months are January and February and with average maximum temperatures of 14°C.

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