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- Capital: Lisbon
- Government: Parliamentary Republic President: Anibal Cavaco e Silva; Prime-...
- Population: 10,848,692 est.(July 2007)
- Currency: Euro (EUR)
- Official language: Portuguese
- Population: 10,062,000 (2003)Nations Encyclopedia: Portugal Population
- Airport code: LIS
- Achieved independence: 1139 Recognized in 1143
- Joined [European Union] in 1986
- Founding member of NATO
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Portugal, officially known as the Portuguese Republic, is a nation located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is bordered on the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean, and Spain on the north and east.
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Old World Portugal
The Iberian Peninsula was hotly-contested territory between the early Christian and Muslim empires. Portugal became an official kingdom in 1139, after Christian armies drove our the Muslims and their Moorish allies. -
Portuguese Exploration
In following centuries under the leadership of Prince Henry the Navigator, Portugal would lead the European Age of Discovery. Not only were they the financiers of Christopher Columbus' expedition which inadvertently discovered North America, but Portugal also made progress along the western coast of Africa, discovered and colonized Brazil (which still uses Portuguese as its official language), and established a strong presence in the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific. -
Portugal in the Modern World
The Portuguese monarchy was deposed by a popular revolution in 1910. The following decades saw the country plagued by both internal conflicts, including two military coups, and revolutions in its former colonies. It joined the European Union in 1986. -
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Portugal Questions
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How expensive is to ship a large sedan or a minivan from Los Angeles to Southern Spain or Portugal? 4 AnswersThe cost to ship a car overseas varies based on the size of the car, operating condition and destination. Cars located closer to shipping terminals cost less. T... read more
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Portugal Maps and Geography
Creative Commons image by "CIA World Factbook"- Country Studies: Portugal - Geography
- Wikipedia: Geography of Portugal
- Greenwich Mean Time: Portugal Cities
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Há uma semana eramos: PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain). Agora somos simplesmente: STUPID (Spain, Turkey, UK, Portugal, Italy, Dubai)
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We went to Portugal and Spain/And in her mind the entire time it rained/A glass can only spill what it contains
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En España, Portugal e Italia se agudiza la crisis, tambien hay ideas de traer unAs ciudadanAs a Mexico? yeeaahh!
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@ellenkaulitz Eu não tenho! Apesar de ter procurado, o que eu postei aqui esta em um blog de portugal.
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