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Portugal - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Lisbon   2,048,000  
Porto   1,641,000  
Braga   748  
Setubal   712  
Aveiro   654  
Santarem   444  



Total population (millions): 10.4
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 55%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: ..
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 91,98


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Portuguese 99.2
Capverde 0.3
Brazilian 0.2
Other 0.3




Local time


It is %T:%M %A in Lisbonne


GMT in winter, GMT+1 in summer


Languages


Official language: Portuguese
This language is spoken by 10 million people in Portugal and about 130 million people in Brazil. Portuguese is also the official language in five African nations: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe.
Caution: the Portuguese pronunciation is difficult. Vowels and consonants have a different sound depending on both their position in the sentence and their accent; moreover, nasal vowels and diphthongs only exist in this language.
Business languages: Spanish, French and English are the most mastered foreign languages and therefore, the most used in business relations.

Free translation tools in Portugal :
Eurodicautom
The European Union Dictionary (12 languages avalaible)

Systran
Free English-Portuguese-English translator of texts and web pages

Tranexp
Free English-Portuguese-English translator of texts and web pages



Religion


Religious practises : Catholics represent 95% of the population.


Political system


Portugal is a parliamentary republic. The President of the Republic is elected by universal suffrage every 5 years. The parliament is composed of the Republic Assembly, 230 members, elected every 4 years by direct universal suffrage.
Head of State : President Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio (since March 8, 1996, re-elected on January 14, 2001). The government is formed by the PSD (Social Democrat Party, moderate conservative) and PP (People's Party, conservative). The Prime Minister is Jos?Manuel Dur?o Barroso (PSD - Popular Party, conservative), appointed in 2002.


Climate

 


Tourism

Number of visitors in Portugal 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) 11644   11707   11617   19
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


- The Belem's tower
- The region of Algarve
- Bairro Alto
- Alfama
- Monasteiro de Jeronimos
- Lift of Santa Justa
- Bridge of 25th of April
- Feira da Ladra
- Mercado de Carcavelos.
- Listening to Fado is almost an "obligation" when you are in Portugal.

For more information about tourism in Portugal , check out the following web site(s) :
Tourism Board of Portugal


Food


Traditional dishes


Bacalhau cozido com batatas: boiled cod with potatoes.
Pastel de nata
Roasted sardines

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