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Economy and Government

Once dominated by sugar, wheat, and oranges, the Azorean economy today features other types of agriculture as well as fishing and tourism. Chief agricultural products include cattle, dairy products, tobacco, and pineapples. As an autonomous region of Portugal, the Azores have a large measure of financial and administrative freedom. A regional assembly is elected from the Azores' three administrative districts, which are named after their capital cities: Ponta Delgada, Angra do Heroísmo, and Horta (located on Faial). The Social Democratic Party is the leading political party.