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Portugal Culture, Geography and History

Geography and Environment of Portugal

  • Algarve beach in Portugal

With a long stretch of coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal's location on the Iberian Peninsula translates to beautiful cliff beaches, rocky islands and volcanic lakes. Sharing an extensive land border with Spain, Portugal's north is more mountainous than the south, with the River Tagus running through the centre of the country from Spain through to the western coast and Atlantic Ocean. With more than 35% percent of land being forested, Portugal offers a nice mix of rolling plains, woodlands, mountain ranges and beaches.


History and Government of Portugal


Other Resources

Recommended Reading

  • The Portuguese: A Modern History - Barry Hatton
  • Prince Henry the Navigator - Sir Peter Russell
  • The Book of Disquiet - Fernando Pessoa
  • The First Global Village: How Portugal Changed the World - Martin Page
  • Baltasar and Blimunda - Jose Saramago

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Portugal at a glance

  • 6
  • Lisbon (population 678,000)
  • 10.7 million
  • Portuguese
  • EUR
  • (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time : Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London
  • Type C (European 2-pin), Type F (German 2-pin, side clip earth)
  • +351

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