| Capital: Lisbon Population: 10.56 million chelovek.99% are Portuguese, whose language belongs to the Romance group. The basis of the Portuguese ethnic group are Lusitano, one of the ancient Iberian tribes. Language: Portuguese Currency: Euro, equal to 100 cents. In the back are banknotes in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 euros, and coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents. Location: Portugal (port. Portugal), the full official name of the Portuguese Republic (port. República Portuguesa) - the westernmost country in Europe. Located in the southwestern part of the Iberian ... More Climate: The weather in Portugal is very nice: thanks to the proximity of the ocean in the summer there is no sweltering heat, and winter - warm. High temperatures are observed only in the valleys of the south. In the Algarve, the southernmost region of ... More Political system: Portugal became independent state in 1143, the republic proclaimed 5 October 1910 National Day - June 10 - Day of Portugal.
The executive power is vested in the president (head of state) ... More Economy: Portugal has experienced strong economic growth over the last decade since the entry into the EU, the standard of living of the population still remains one of the lowest among the countries - members of the European ... More Religion: Catholic (97%) and Protestant (1%). Cuisine: Portuguese cuisine in a lot of meat, fish and vegetable dishes cooked in various ways. The national dishes include a thick soup of potatoes and cabbage, and cod, grilled ... More Transport: In major cities there is a broad network of public transport modes. In Lisbon, a subway, bus, tram and several lifts. In the background stands in Lisbon and Porto in the STCP is available ... More Regions, towns, resorts country: Lisbon ("beloved bay") - one of the most beautiful cities in the world, lying on the hilly slopes of the valley of the River Tagus near its confluence with the ocean.The city has a well-recognized "person", formed ... More real estate market situation: The last 5-7 years, Portugal has become an attractive country for investment in real estate. Settlement of 2 storey tenhauzov occur every year mainly in the south, in the Algarve.
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Climbing deep into any town, if you find yourself in the Middle Ages, with many artisan shops. The Portuguese retained the inherent villagers modesty, friendliness, hospitality ... more |
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