Interesting Information about Madeira

Did You Know the following interesting information about Madeira?
1.	Originally known to the Romans as the Purple Islands, Madeira was rediscovered by Portuguese sailors and inhabited by Portugal in 1418.
2.	Madeira is an archipelago in the North Atlantic with Madeira Island and Porto Santo being the only inhabited.
3.	Madeira Island is the top of a massive shield volcano rising 6km from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
4.	Madeira has a population of 260,000. Population density is very high with 337 per sq km in Madeira and 112 per sq km in Porto Santo.
5.	Regular famous visitors to the island have included Christopher Columbus, Winston Churchill, the Empress Sissi of Austria and George Bernard Shaw.
6.	Madeira is part of the European Union.
7.	Madeiran wine was used as the toast at the US Declaration of Independence.
8.	According to Guinness World Records, Madeira's 2007 New Year celebrations were the biggest pyrotechnics show in the world.
9.	The Laurissilva Forest of Madeira was classified as UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in December 1999.
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