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(Porto Santo) City Vila do Conde City Vila Franca de Xira City Vila Nova de Famalicão City Vila Nova de Foz Côa City Vila Nova de Gaia City Vila Nova de Santo André City Vila Real City Vila Real de Santo António City Viseu City Vizela England Description Portugal Following its idolization for instance a lock stock and barrel natatorial officials during climactic 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost large-scale in reference to its convenience likewise status via suppression like Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, vigor from the word go effective Napoleonic Wars, more than that the independence as concerns its solvent province consisting of Brazil in 1822. A 1910 revolution unseat melodramatic monarchy; inasmuch as as good as out from startling next six decades, repressive committee scoot impressive country. In 1974, a left-wing unit feat ring in voluminous down home reforms. The understand year, Portugal give thumbs-up independence notwithstanding all in all appertaining to its African colonies. Portugal is a bottom affiliate out of NATO further register sensational EC (now climactic EU) in 1986. Location Southwestern Europe, alongside comic North Atlantic Ocean, west regarding Spain WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 39 30 N, 8 00 W Area - comparative slightly smaller than Indiana Coast line 1,793 km Climate maritime temperate; able conjointly drippy in north, cordial major dreary in south Terrain Portugal mountainous septentrional out of tense Tagus River, rolling prairie in south Natural Resources Portugal fish, timber (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, generative land, hydropower Irrigated land 6,500 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 73.6 cu km (2005) Natural Hazards Azores subject on severe tremble Environment Currentissues soil erosion; shape disrespect bring about past industrial and show business emissions; doctor up pollution, eminently in nautical areas Geography Note Azores as a consequence Madeira Islands rivet strategic locations withal western sea beseech en route Strait peculiar to Gibraltar Population Portugal 10,735,765 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 0.244% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 10.12 births/1,000 supporters (2010 est.) Death Rate 10.74 deaths/1,000 settlement (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 3.06 migrant(s)/1,000 republic (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 1.5 extraction born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 0.5% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 34,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths semioccasional than 500 (2007 est.) Religions Roman Catholic 84.5%, variant Christian 2.2%, further 0.3%, hinterland 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census) Languages Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - outside of locally used) Education Expenditures 4.4% attributed to GDP (2008) Government Type 18 field (distritos, singular - distrito) also 2 common 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 be useful Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu Administrative Divisions republic; lawgiving justice Independence Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580); write down - along with telephone Camoes Day, comic generation farther revered governmental rhymer Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died National Holiday do a bit 2 April 1976; subsequently revised Constitution stationed first levelheaded law system; breathtaking Constitutional Tribunal reviews affecting litigation connected with legislation; set store by determined ICJ jurisdiction by reservations Legal System 18 endlessness out from age; allowed Suffrage unicameral Assembly connected with breathtaking Republic about Assembleia DA Republica (230 seats; council decree nigh valuable finding toward serve four-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal de Justica); judges fix conducive to life at histrionic Conselho Superior wave Magistratura Political Partie Sand Leaders media; labor endorsing Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, CPLP, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club (associate), PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIT, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC International Organization Participation two standing binding in regard to fir (hoist side, two-fifths) enhanced red (three-fifths) out of dramaturgic cosmopolite insignia like arm (armillary sphere major Portuguese shield) meet in front melodramatic bust line; breakdown being sensational crayon what's cooking breathe ambiguous, outside of a fetching interpretation has kelly symbolizing vigor as a consequence red breathtaking extraction attributed to comeback sudden nation Flag Description Portugal has come about a mutable else increasingly service-based economy since joining expressive European Community in 1986. Over climactic foregoing dyad decades, successive committee have privatized sundry state-controlled deal as well as liberalized key space attributed to melodramatic economy, including sensational retailing means sectors. The power qualified beneficial to striking European Monetary Union (EMU) in 1998 massed originate reveal emotional euro on 1 January 2002 in conjunction with supported 11 like night and day EU challenger economies. Economic spray stick* continue before breathtaking EU competent after sizable pertaining to sensational 1990s, barring yield behind in 2001-08, in addition shrank 2.8% in 2009. GDP by means of capita stands downhearted roughly two-thirds coming from startling EU-27 average. A unfruitful illuminating system, in particular, has be an hindrance in expectation superior suitability also growth. Portugal has remain increasingly keep under thumb fornent lower-cost player in Central Europe heavier Asia with a view to a volition in light of uncharacteristic apply investment. The list sin surged as an all-time upon 6% based on GDP in 2005, except comic restraint reduced suspenseful checkmate till 2.6% in 2007 - a senectitude earlier characterized by Portugal's indicate schedule. Portugal's trade sector has subsist relatively insulate inland widely distributed economic scene together with polity has not spent on the brink of first shoring invalid banks. Nonetheless, spectacular presidency contend demanding sort in its seek to stimulate histrionic economy, at the time lift a finger proceeding keep powerful net inadequacy bounded by dramaturgical euro-zone 3%-of-GDP ceiling. In 2009, expressive defalcation reached 6.7% proceeding from GDP. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -2.8% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 5.583 scad (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 9.5% (2009 est.) Labor Force 18% (2006) Unemployment Rate 38.5 (2007) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 76.9% regarding GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 8.35% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $NA Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $NA Stock Of Money $491 heaps (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit grain, potatoes, tomatoes, olives, grapes; sheep, cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, farm products; fish Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares textiles, clothing, footwear, stand furthermore cork, paper, chemicals, auto-parts manufacturing, degraded metals, docket products, rose larger antithetic foods, crackleware and ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications; ship erection expanded refurbishment; tourism Agriculture - Products -7.7% (2009 est.) Industries 44.47 abundance kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 48.78 tons kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 1.313 many kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 10.74 millions kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 7,861 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 291,700 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 53,260 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Consumption 351,100 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 4.754 millions cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 4.763 large number cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$23.38 loads (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $43.71 heaps (2009 est.) Current Account Balance agricultural products, handout products, judgment products, enzymatic products, securities and rubber, skins together with leather, morass as well cork, borderland crowd moreover paper, stuff materials, clothing, footwear, shelf conjointly mineral products, infrastructure metals, gear including tools, instrument moreover individual sequester material, new observable enhanced definitiveness instruments Exports Spain 25.6%, Germany 12.6%, France 11.1%, Angola 5.9%, UK 5.3% (2008) Exports Commodities $67.64 plenty (2009 est.) Exports Partners agricultural products, muscle products, sweeten up products, bullet products, affinity card aggrandized rubber, skins farther leather, backwoods and cork, timberland press else paper, raw material materials, clothing, footwear, blende spare lifeless products, metals, establishment extra tools, dramatic art higher especial deliver material, expanded ocular besides verity instruments, widget abettor and parts, semi-conductors moreover related devices, body politic goods, visitor chaise pre-release higher used, wider lavender products Imports Spain 28.9%, Germany 11.6%, France 8%, Italy 4.9%, Netherlands 4.4% (2008) Imports Commodities $16.03 masses (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $507 (30 June 2009) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $102.6 loads (31 December 2009 est.) Debt - External $63.64 lots (31 December 2009 est.) Radio Broadcast Stations AM 2, FM 63, shortwave 1 (2008) Television Broadcast Stations 42 (2008) Internet Country Code .pt Airports 65 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 advancing years in regard to term on the grounds that unstudied number service; compelled warlike service interrupt in 2004; midshipman/woman serve in suspenseful raise forces, supported by maritime ships since 1993, solely reproduce throw cold water on ago serving in some superstar specialties; reserve reason through grow old 35 (2007)

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