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Portugal

We are researching regional information in Portugal. Portugal is a country located on the westernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula, mainly in southwestern Europe. We will feature information that seems good to know when entering Portugal.

Portugal

Location

The territory includes the land west of the Iberian Peninsula and the Atlantic Islands of Madeira and Azores. Mainland Europe borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south, and Spain to the north and east.

Area

Approx. 92,000 km2

Capital (approximate population)

Lisbon(550,000)

Business-related cities other than Lisbon (approximate population)

Porto(240,000), Vila Nova de Gaia(190,000), Amadora(180,000), etc.

Population

Approximately 10.28 million people

Racial Composition

95.3% Portuguese, 4.7% other

Language

Portuguese is the official and national language

Religion

81.0% Roman Catholic, 3.3% other Christians, 0.6% other religions, 6.8% no religion, , etc.
- Mosteiro dos Jeronimos
- Convento de Cristo, Tomar
- Bom Jesus do Monte

Culture

It has developed its own culture under the influence of various civilizations since the Age of Discovery.
- Oceanario de Lisboa
- Palacio Nacional de Sintra
- Torre de Belem
- Gulbenkian Museum - Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
- Castelo de Guimaraes
- Torre de los Clerigos
- Castelo de Sao Jorge

Education

There are preschool education for children under 6 years old, basic education for 9 years, secondary education for 3 years, and higher education such as university and vocational education. Three years of secondary education has been compulsory since 2010.
- Catolica Porto Business School
- Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
- Universidade do Porto
- Universidade de Lisboa
- Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon
- Universidade de Aveiro
- Universidade de Coimbra


- National Library of Portugal

Overview of Modern and Contemporary History of Portugal

1910 Establishment of the Republic of Portugal
1926 Military coup. General Carmona's government
1932 Salazar administration
1949 Becomes a founding member of NATO
1955 Joined the UN
1974 Carnation Revolution
1986 Became a member of the EEC
1999 Return of Macau
2002 Euro introduced

Politics

It is a representative democratic republic with a semi-presidential system. The parliament is unicameral. The government is headed by the Prime Minister.
- Palace of Belem
- Assembleia da Republica
- Tribunal Constitucional

GDP per capita

$23,731 (2020)

Economy

It is a developed country and one of the countries with a large GDP per capita.


Europe

Ukraine, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Portugal, Czech, Hungary, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Latvia, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Russia, Iceland, Belarus, Moldova, Northern Macedonia, Albania, Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Serbia, Montenegro, Andorra, Kosovo, San Marino, Vatican, Malta, Liechtenstein, Monaco

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