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GEOGRAPHY: Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is located in the west and
southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost
country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by
the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. In addition, Portugal includes two archipelagos
in the Atlantic, Azores (Açores) and Madeira Islands.
Continental Portugal is split in two by its main river, the Tagus (Tejo). Northern landscape
is mountainous in the interior areas with plateaus, cut by four breaking lines that allow the
development of relevant agricultural areas. The South area between the Tejo and the
Algarve (the Alentejo) features mostly rolling plains with a climate somewhat warmer and
drier than the cooler and rainier north.
POLITICS: Portugal is a democratic republic. The four main organs of Portuguese politics
are the President of the Republic, the Assembly of the Republic, the Government, and the
Courts. The Constitution grants the complete separation between these powers.
HISTORY: In the early first millennium BC, several waves of Celts invaded Portugal from
Central Europe and intermarried with local peoples, the Iberians, forming the
Celt-Iberians. Early Greek explorers named the region "Ophiussa" (Greek for "land of
serpents") because the natives worshipped serpents. In 219 BC, the first Roman troops
invaded the Iberian Peninsula, driving the Carthaginians out in the Punic Wars.
In 1999, the Asian dependency of Macau, was returned to Chinese sovereignty, a process
considered a success by China and Portugal, marking the end of the Portuguese colonial
rule.
CAPITAL CITY: Lisbon (Lisboa)
southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost
country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by
the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. In addition, Portugal includes two archipelagos
in the Atlantic, Azores (Açores) and Madeira Islands.
Continental Portugal is split in two by its main river, the Tagus (Tejo). Northern landscape
is mountainous in the interior areas with plateaus, cut by four breaking lines that allow the
development of relevant agricultural areas. The South area between the Tejo and the
Algarve (the Alentejo) features mostly rolling plains with a climate somewhat warmer and
drier than the cooler and rainier north.
POLITICS: Portugal is a democratic republic. The four main organs of Portuguese politics
are the President of the Republic, the Assembly of the Republic, the Government, and the
Courts. The Constitution grants the complete separation between these powers.
HISTORY: In the early first millennium BC, several waves of Celts invaded Portugal from
Central Europe and intermarried with local peoples, the Iberians, forming the
Celt-Iberians. Early Greek explorers named the region "Ophiussa" (Greek for "land of
serpents") because the natives worshipped serpents. In 219 BC, the first Roman troops
invaded the Iberian Peninsula, driving the Carthaginians out in the Punic Wars.
In 1999, the Asian dependency of Macau, was returned to Chinese sovereignty, a process
considered a success by China and Portugal, marking the end of the Portuguese colonial
rule.
CAPITAL CITY: Lisbon (Lisboa)
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PORTUGAL TOURISM OFFICIAL SITE
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en-US/default.html
PLACES TO SEE IN PORTUGAL
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SIGHTSEEING AND TOURS IN PORTUGAL
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