colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em; background-color: Template:Geobox2 color;" | Algarve |
colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: Template:Geobox2 color;" | Region |
The city of Silves, the old capital of the Algarve . |
Name origin: algarve from Arabic: الغرب the west |
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Country | Portugal |
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Capital | Faro |
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- elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
- coordinates | 37°0′52″N 7°56′7″W / 37.01444°N 7.93528°W / 37.01444; -7.93528 |
Highest point | Fóia |
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- location | Serra de Monchique |
- elevation | 902 m (2,959 ft) |
- coordinates | 37°18′54″N 8°35′47″W / 37.31500°N 8.59639°W / 37.31500; -8.59639 |
Lowest point | Sea level |
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- location | Atlantic Ocean |
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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Length | 143 km (89 mi), East-West |
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Width | 63 km (39 mi), North-South |
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Area | 4,996.80 km² (1,929 sq mi) |
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Density | 89 /km² (231 /sq mi) |
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GDP (nominal) | 2013 estimate |
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- Total | € 7.232 billion |
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- Per capita | € 16,300 |
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The Algarve region, in red, in Portugal |
Wikimedia Commons: Algarve |
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Statistics from INE (2011) |