Algarve

Algarve Distrito de Faro
Region
Algarve's typical coast (Marinha Beach, near Lagoa)
Location of the Algarve Region in relation to the national borders
Country	Portugal
Region	Algarve
Capital	Faro
Area
• Total	4,996.80 km2 (1,929.28 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	467,495 (5th)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)
ISO 3166 code	PT-08
HDI (2018)	0.847[1] very high · 4th
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
– Total	€9,274 billion[2]
– Per capita	€24,900[3]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
Website	www.visitalgarve.pt/en/
Statistics from INE (2005); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

The Algarve (from Arabic: الغرب al-Gharb "the West") is the southernmost region of continental Portugal. The capital of the Algarve is the city of Faro. There is an international airport and a public university (University of Algarve).

The present region of Algarve coincides with the old province of the same name and with the Faro district. The main economic activity in the region is tourism because its beaches and its historical buildings.

1. ↑ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
2. ↑ "EU Regions". Eurostat.
3. ↑ "Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs – Algarve Region of Portugal". European Commission. Retrieved 19 March 2020.