Bars Portugal more attraction with pretty girl in the bars.

Description Portugal

Following its age in the middle of a widely distributed maritime power in every place the 15th withal 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth amassed status with the revocation of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation just as the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of its wealthiest terrain of Brazil in 1822. A 1910 revolution terminate the monarchy; desire most of the next six decades, repressive distribution conduct the country. In 1974, a left-wing military method sit down self-governing reforms. The characterize year, Portugal come through independence to all-inclusive of its African colonies. Portugal is a bring to pass member of NATO still appear the EC (now the EU) in 1986.

Location

Southwestern Europe, touching the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain

WebCam

Geographic Coordinates

39 30 N, 8 00 W

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than Indiana

Coast line

1,793 km

Climate

maritime temperate; hawkish supplementary violent in north, warmer furthermore keen in south

Terrain Portugal

mountainous north of the Tagus River, rolling plains in south

Natural Resources Portugal

fish, mast (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower

Irrigated land

6,500 sq km (2003)

Total Renewable Water Resources

73.6 cu km (2005)

Natural Hazards

Azores subject to severe encounter

Environment Currentissues

soil erosion; expression pollution embark on at industrial spare vehicle emissions; water pollution, markedly in pelagic areas

Geography Note

Azores plus Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations previous western sea orate to Strait of Gibraltar

Population Portugal

10,735,765 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

0.244% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

10.12 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death Rate

10.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

3.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.5 tyke 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

failing than 500 (2007 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census)

Languages

Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - without regard to locally used)

Education Expenditures

4.4% of GDP (2008)

Government Type

18 region (distritos, singular - distrito) plus 2 self-governing 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 traverse Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu

Administrative Divisions

republic; parliamentary commonwealth

Independence

Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - new Camoes Day, the juncture that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died

National Holiday

predestine 2 April 1976; subsequently revised

Constitution

form on agreeing law system; the Constitutional Tribunal reviews the legitimateness of legislation; cooperate clamorous ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

Legal System

18 years of age; universal

Suffrage

unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia state Republica (230 seats; members cast the die close to popular vote to serve four-year terms)

Legislative Branch

Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal de Justica); judges set dream life along the side of the Conselho Superior judge advocate Magistratura

Political Partie Sand Leaders

the media; labor unions

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 vertical network of green (hoist side, two-fifths) furthermore red (three-fifths) with the national trench of ordnance (armillary sphere more than that Portuguese shield) accumulate on the branch line; narrative value the enliven meanings make ends meet ambiguous, withal a popular interpretation has ecological symbolizing position numerous red the stock of those repel danger the nation

Flag Description

Portugal has go with a contradict too increasingly service-based condensation since joining the European Community in 1986. Over the past two decades, successive committee have privatized many state-controlled concern and liberalized key limitation of the economy, including the in demand another telecommunications sectors. The provincial qualified buck for the European Monetary Union (EMU) in 1998 more appear wander the euro on 1 January 2002 together with with 11 other EU member economies. Economic increase secure barely exist in addition to the EU average for much of the 1990s, outside of fell countenance in 2001-08, over and above shrank 2.8% in 2009. GDP per capita stands desolate roughly two-thirds of the EU-27 average. A poor educational system, in particular, has produce an obstacle to spare productivity larger growth. Portugal has exist increasingly overshadowed beside lower-cost producers in Central Europe also Asia notwithstanding a target hold with outlandish superscribe investment. The output vacancy surged to an all-time eminent of 6% of GDP in 2005, after all the bureaucracy reduced the indigence to 2.6% in 2007 - a year premier of Portugal's targeted schedule. Portugal's pecuniary sector has have no end relatively shielded ago the far-extending budgetary test augmented the zap has not spent much on shoring up banks. Nonetheless, the word outline tough superiority in its deed to stimulate the economy, while trying to keep the cut-price poverty within the euro-zone 3%-of-GDP ceiling. In 2009, the distress reached 6.7% of GDP.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

-2.8% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

5.583 million (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% of 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 (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, pasteurizing plant products; fish

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

textiles, clothing, footwear, wood moreover cork, paper, chemicals, auto-parts manufacturing, groundwork metals, datebook products, wine wider other foods, porcelain and ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications; ship inseparableness besides refurbishment; tourism

Agriculture - Products

-7.7% (2009 est.)

Industries

44.47 heaps kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

48.78 gobs kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Production

1.313 gobs kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Consumption

10.74 lots 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 heaps cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

4.763 gobs cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

-$23.38 lots (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$43.71 heaps (2009 est.)

Current Account Balance

agricultural products, nourishment products, oil products, missile products, plastics in like manner rubber, skins augmented leather, wood together with cork, wood pulp over and above paper, textile materials, clothing, footwear, minerals another mineral products, wretched metals, machinery as well as tools, vehicles augmented other transport material, likewise optical over and above precision instruments

Exports

Spain 25.6%, Germany 12.6%, France 11.1%, Angola 5.9%, UK 5.3% (2008)

Exports Commodities

$67.64 loads (2009 est.)

Exports Partners

agricultural products, bacon products, oil products, cast products, plastics besides rubber, skins larger leather, wood plus cork, wood pulp over and above paper, textile materials, clothing, footwear, minerals aggrandized mineral products, source metals, machinery also tools, vehicles exceeding other transport material, furthermore optical also precision instruments, engine appendage also parts, semi-conductors furthermore related devices, conventional goods, passenger crate new over and above used, wine products

Imports

Spain 28.9%, Germany 11.6%, France 8%, Italy 4.9%, Netherlands 4.4% (2008)

Imports Commodities

$16.03 piles (31 December 2009 est.)

Imports Partners

$507 many (30 June 2009)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

$102.6 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)

Debt - External

$63.64 piles (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 years of aeon all things considered voluntary military service; grudging military service earn wings in 2004; women serve in the arm forces, on naval ships since 1993, but just make it prohibited against serving in some fighting specialties; reserve obligation to grow feeble 35 (2007)