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Gastronomy |
A visit to Portugal also brings with it the chance to enjoy the rich diversity of flavours offered by Portuguese cuisine. (more info) |
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Geography |
XXI century's Portugal is formed by three territorial areas: Açores (Azores), Continente and Madeira.The Açores islands are to be found out in the Atlantic Ocean between the European and American continents. The archipelago covers 2,355 km2 and is made up of 9 islands - São Miguel and Santa Maria in the eastern group, Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico and Faial in the central group, with Flores and Corvo in the western group.The Continente is a rectangle located in the Iberian Peninsula, in the far Southwest of Europe and stretches for 88,889 km2: 218 km in breadth, 561 km in length with 832 km of Atlantic coastline and a 1,215 km long border with Spain.The Madeira archipelago is 741 km2 in size and located in the mid-Atlantic around 500 kilometres from the African coast and 1,000 kilometres from Europe. It is made up of the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo and the uninhabited islands groups of Desertas and Selvagens (that are now Nature Reserves). |
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History |
A country whose long history has always been illuminated by the sun.
The oldest tracks of humanity in the Lisbon region can be traced back to the early stone age and prehistoric times. (more info) |
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Holiday |
Official Holiday (more info) |
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Land recovery |
26 % raclaimable Land, 9 % harvesting land, 9 % grassland, 36 % Forests and Woods, 20 % others. |
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Language |
Of Latin origin, Portuguese is the third most widely spoken European language in the world and is mother tongue to about 200 million people.Countries in which Portuguese is the official language: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe in Africa, Brazil in South America and East Timor in Asia. There are also Portuguese-speaking communities in other countries: important communities of recent immigrants in France, Luxembourg and Germany, in Europe, in the United States, Canada and Venezuela, in the Americas, in South Africa, in Africa, in Australia, and small groups of people in old colonies in Asia. In Portugal a considerable number of the citizens can communicate easily in English, French and Spanish. |
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