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Madeira (Portugal) [124]
(Self-governing Region of Portugal)
LAND AREA: 796 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):
| >17,000 |
>10,000 |
>1,000 |
>100 |
>10 |
>1 |
<1 |
Unknown |
TOTAL |
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
DEMOGRAPHY
POPULATION: 257822 (1981)
DENSITY: 324 persons/sq. km GROWTH RATE: 4%/year
POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 22%
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 74.6 years, ADULT LITERACY: 89.6%
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.890
ECONOMY, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 2.6%, Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 3.3%
GDP/Capita: $5077 GDP/Capita PPP: $12326
GDP/Capita: 1960 $1402, 1970 $2535, 1980 $3730, 1990 $4932
ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
SPECIES OF CONSERVATION INTEREST:
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION:
ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS:
Jardim Botanico do Funchal
Funchal Museum
REFERENCES:
Last updated 08/02/98
Islands of Madeira (Portugal)
Madeira (Portugal - Madeira)
Porto Santo (Portugal - Madeira)
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