Azores

The Airchipelago o the Azores ( ,  ; , ) is composed o nine wee volcanic islands situatit in the middle o the North Atlantic Ocean, an is locatit aboot  wast frae Lisbon an aboot  east frae the east coast o North Americae. The islands, an their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region o the Azores, ane o the twa autonomous regions o Portugal. Its main industries are: agricultur, dairy fermin (for cheese an butter products primarily), minor livestock ranchin, fishin an tourism, whilk is becomin the major service activity in the region; eikit tae whilk, the govrenment o the Azores employs a lairge percentage o the population directly or indirectly in mony aspects o the service an tertiary sectors.

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Category:Autonomous regions o Portugal
Category:NUTS 2 statistical regions o Portugal
Category:Ootermaist regions o the European Union
Category:Ridge volcanoes
Category:Special territories o the European Union
Category:Volcanoes o Portugal
Category:Volcanoes o the Atlantic Ocean
Category:Islands o Macaronesie
Category:Provinces o Portugal (1936–1976)