Portugal


 *  Port ﻿ugal ﻿  **

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= Hist ﻿ory =

 Portugal's history can be separated into seven broad periods. The first one started in the Paleolithic period and stretched to the formation of Portugal as an independent monarchy. During this period, Lusitania, the part of the western Iberian Peninsula known today as Portugal, experienced many waves of invasions and settlement by Iberos, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Swabians, Visigoths and Muslims. Of these successive waves of people, the Romans left the greatest imprint on present Portuguese society. Portugal insisted upon maintaining its colonies into the 1970s. Rebellions in Portuguese-held areas of Indonesia, Angola, Portuguese Guinea and Mozambique, and the increased financial strain placed upon the Portuguese economy due to these rebellions, led to a bloodless military coup in Portugal in April 1974. Shortly thereafter, Portugal granted independence to its remaining African colonies and East Timor. (1) The red color on the flag means the Portuguese revolution in 1910. The green color stands for hope.(6) Portugal also become a republic on October 5, 1910(1)

= ﻿﻿Geogr ﻿aphy =  = ﻿Gover ﻿nment =  =** ﻿ ﻿ ﻿Popul ﻿ation ** =  = ﻿Major ﻿Reiligions =  = Lang ﻿uage =
 * ** ﻿Location: ** Europe(1)
 * ** Climate:  **  Maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south(1)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">** Landforms:  **  Serra de Estrela 6,532 ft, Pico Volcano 7,713 ft(1)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **Land Area:** 91,640 km**2**(1)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**President:** Anibal Cavaco Silva(1)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Type of Government:** Parliamentary Democracy(1)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Structure:** Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch(1)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Freedom Rankings:** Very Free(1)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Population:** 10,720,868(1)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Major Cities:** Libson(Capital), Porto, and Amadora(1)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Ethnic Groups:** Ethnic Portuguese- 99%(1)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">** ﻿ ﻿Roman Catholic- ** 94%(1)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">﻿**Portuguese**(1)

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">** Currency- ** 1 Euro= 100 cents(1)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**GDP-**23,078.498(1)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Exports-**Textile products, wood, and copper(3)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Imports-**chemicals, petroleum, textiles and the agricultural products.(3)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Major Manufacturing-** Processed food, textiles, metals, machinery and ship repair, chemicals, wood (particularly cork), glass and pottery items, refined petroleum, and building materials.(4)

=<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ﻿Current ﻿Events =


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Portugal has started to make solar energy. They have made 40.7 per cent of electricity production.(7)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Portugal is in debt from bad spending.(7)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tourism has gone up to 5 stars in Portugal after building 27 new hotels.(7)

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">﻿ **
 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">﻿What languages are spoken in Portugal?
 * 2) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Who is the president of Portugal?
 * 3) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">What does the red and green colors mean in the Portuguese flag?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">How much American cents is equal to one Euro?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">What is the capital of Portugal?

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**by P.J. Cruz and Vince Caputo**