Question: are the azores their own country?
Answer: The Azores (/əˈzɔːrz/ ə-ZORZ, also US: /ˈeɪzɔːrz/ AY-zorz; Portuguese: Açores [ɐˈsoɾɨʃ]), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira).