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Azoreans
Total population
350,000(est.)^{[citation needed]}
Regions with significant populations
Azores (Part of Portugal) Brazil, USA and Bermuda)
Languages
Portuguese,
Religions
Predominantly Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Portuguese, Dutch people, English, Flemings French people,

The islands were known in the 14th century and can be seen uncompletely e.g. in the Atlas Catalan. In 1427, one of the captains sailing for Henry the Navigator rediscovered the the Azores, possibly Gonçalo Velho, but this is not certain. The colonization of the then-unoccupied islands started in 1439 with people mainly from the continental provinces of Algarve and Alentejo; in the following centuries settlers from other European countries arrived, most notably from Northern France and Flanders.The Flemish contribution to the exploitation as well as the population of the Azores was so conspicuous, that for a long time the archipelago was referred to as the Flemish islands.

Age structure:
-- years: 36.6% (male 10,983; female 10,208)
-- years: 60.3% (male 18,010; female 16,933)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 699; female 1,069) (2004 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.04% (2004 est.)

Birth rate: 24.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate: 3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate: -20.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.) Infant mortality rate: 9.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.62 years
male: 72.05 years
female: 79.41 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.41 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Azorean Portuguese(s)
adjective: Azorean Portuguese

Ethnic groups: Azoreans(Portuguese with french and dutch admixture) Religions: Roman Catholic Languages: Portuguese
note: most people are bilingual

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 97% (1980 est.)

See also : Azores