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2 days ago · Portugal, [e] officially the Portuguese Republic, [f] is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in ...
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The flag of Portugal (Portuguese: Bandeira de Portugal) is...
- President of Portugal
Belém Palace is the official residence of the President of...
- History of Portugal
The history of Portugal can be traced from circa 400,000...
- Immigration to Portugal
History. Portugal, for long a country of emigration, has...
- Coat of Arms
The coat of arms of Portugal is the main heraldic insignia...
- A Portuguesa
"A Portuguesa" ("The Portuguese [song]", Portuguese...
- Demographics of Portugal
Demographic features of the population of Portugal include...
- Portus Cale
Cale was an early settlement located at the mouth of the...
- 1910 Revolution
The 5 October 1910 revolution was the overthrow of the...
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1 day ago · Portugal, country lying along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Once continental Europe’s greatest power, Portugal shares commonalities, geographic and cultural, with the countries of both northern Europe and the Mediterranean. Learn more about Portugal.
1 day ago · All sectors of the economy from manufacturing, mining, chemical, defence, finance, agriculture and fishing went into free fall. Portugal found itself overnight going from the country in Western Europe with the highest growth rate to the lowest – in fact it experienced several years of negative growth.
3 days ago · Lisbon, city, port, capital of Portugal, and the centre of the Lisbon metropolitan area. Located in western Portugal on the estuary of the Tagus (Tejo) River, it is the westernmost capital city in continental Europe and serves as the country’s chief port, largest city, and commercial, political, and tourist centre.
6 days ago · A global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A revolution deposed the monarchy in 1910, and for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left ...
May 17, 2024 · Portuguese language, Romance language that is spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and other Portuguese colonial and formerly colonial territories. Galician, spoken in northwestern Spain, is closely related to Portuguese.
