All Cities in Portugal. Base Camp in Portugal :
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Portugal Description Portugal
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Following its heyday as 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 its wealthiest colony of Brazil in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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Location
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Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Indiana
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Natural resources Portugal Portugal
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fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower
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Population Portugal
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10,735,765 (July 2010 est.)
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Portugal Religions Portugal
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Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census)
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Languages
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Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)
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Portugal Education Portugal expenditures
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4.4% of GDP (2008)
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Government Portugal type
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18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa (Lisbon), Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu
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Independence
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Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died
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Portugal Economy - overview
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Investment Portugal
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Industries Portugal
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44.47 billion kWh (2007 est.)
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Airports Portugal
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gas 1,098 km; oil 11 km; refined products 188 km (2009)
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