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Azores – מילון אנגלי-עברי

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Azores
(ש"ע) אזורים, קבוצת איים באוקיינוס האטלנטי

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האיים האזוריים

האיים האַזוֹרִיים (בפורטוגזית: Açores) הם ארכיפלג של תשעה איים במרכז האוקיינוס האטלנטי המשתייכים לפורטוגל. האיים נמצאים במרחק 1,500 קילומטר מליסבון ובערך 3,900 קילומטר מהחוף המזרחי של אמריקה הצפונית. האיים התגלו בשנת 1427 בידי אחד מרבי-החובלים שהפליגו עם אנריקה הנווט. שטח האיים כ-2,300 קילומטר רבוע, ואוכלוסייתם הכוללת מונה 245,374 תושבים (נכון ל-2009). עיר הבירה היא פונטה דלגדה הממוקמת באי סאו מיגל. האיים משתרעים לאורך 645 קילומטר בערך.

האיים הם אוטונומיה פורטוגזית (חבלי פורטוגל האוטונומיים). הם שוכנים בקו הרוחב של ליסבון, לפיכך הם נהנים מאקלים מתון, עם שינויים קלים במהלך השנה.


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Azores – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי

Babylon Englishהורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך
Azores
n. group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean

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Azores
The Azores ( , ; , ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal, composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the North Atlantic Ocean about west of continental Portugal, about northwest of Madeira, about southeast of Newfoundland, and about northeast of Brazil. Its main industries are agriculture, dairy farming (for cheese and butter products primarily), livestock ranching, fishing, and tourism, which is becoming the major service activity in the region. In addition to this, the government of the Azores employs a large percentage of the population directly or indirectly in many aspects of the service and tertiary sectors. The main settlement of the Azores is Ponta Delgada.

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WordNet 2.0הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך
Azores
Noun
1. islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes"
(synonym) Acores
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) Portugal, Portuguese Republic


Babylon Spanish-Englishהורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך
azor
nm. goshawk, large hawk, bird of prey formerly used in falconry
 
azorar
v. alarm; disturb; embarrass; fluster

CIA World Factbook 2005הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך
Portugal: Government
Country name:
 conventional long form: Portuguese Republic
conventional short form: Portugal
local long form: Republica Portuguesa
local short form: Portugal
Government type:
 parliamentary democracy
Capital:
 Lisbon
Administrative divisions:
 18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa, Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu
Independence:
 1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 5 October 1910 (independent republic proclaimed)
National holiday:
 Portugal Day, 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died
Constitution:
 25 April 1976; revised many times
Legal system:
 civil law system; the Constitutional Tribunal reviews the constitutionality of legislation; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage:
 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
 chief of state: President Jorge SAMPAIO (since 9 March 1996)
head of government: Prime Minister Jose SOCRATES (since 12 March 2005)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
note: there is also a Council of State that acts as a consultative body to the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 14 January 2001 (next to be held January 2006); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president
election results: Jorge SAMPAIO reelected president; percent of vote - Jorge SAMPAIO (Socialist) 55.8%, Joaquim FERREIRA Do Amaral (Social Democrat) 34.5%, Antonio ABREU (Communist) 5.1%
Legislative branch:
 unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica (230 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 20 February 2005 (next to be held February 2009); note - President SAMPAIO called for early elections after dissolving parliament on 10 December 2004 because he lacked confidence in the four-month center-right government
election results: percent of vote by party - PS 45.1%, PSD 28.7%, CDU 7.6%, PP 7.3%, BE 6.4%; seats by party - PS 121, PSD 75, CDU 14, PP 12, BE 8
Judicial branch:
 Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (judges appointed for life by the Conselho Superior da Magistratura)
Political parties and leaders:
 Green Ecologist Party or PEV [Heloisa APOLONIA]; Popular Party or PP [Jose Ribeiro e CASTRO]; Portuguese Communist Party or PCP [Jeronimo de SOUSA]; Portuguese Socialist Party or PS [Jose SOCRATES Carvalho Pinto de Sousa]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Luis Marques MENDES]; The Left Bloc or BE [Franciso Anacleto LOUCA]; Unitarian Democratic Coalition or UDC [Jeronimo de SOUSA]
Political pressure groups and leaders:
 NA
International organization participation:
 AfDB, AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, ONUB, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIK, UNMISET, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO, ZC
Diplomatic representation in the US:
 chief of mission: Ambassador Pedro Manuel Dos Reis Alves CATARINO
chancery: 2125 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 328-8610
FAX: [1] (202) 462-3726
consulate(s) general: Boston, New York, Newark (New Jersey), and San Francisco
consulate(s): New Bedford (Massachusetts), Providence (Rhode Island)
Diplomatic representation from the US:
 chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Adrienne S. O'NEAL
embassy: Avenida das Forcas Armadas, 1600-081 Lisbon
mailing address: Apartado 4258, 1507 Lisboa Codex; PSC 83, APO AE 09726
telephone: [351] (21) 727-3300
FAX: [351] (21) 726-9109
consulate(s): Ponta Delgada (Azores)
Flag description:
 two vertical bands of green (hoist side, two-fifths) and red (three-fifths) with the Portuguese coat of arms centered on the dividing line

More about Portugal:

  • Introduction
  • Geography
  • People
  • Economy
  • Communications
  • Transportation
  • Military
  • Transnational Issues



    • The World Factbook 2005, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)




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