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Country Area |
92,090 km² (35,556 sq. mi.) |
Place to Visit |
Lisbon
Sintra
Porto
Évora
Óbidos
Tavira
Parque Natural da Ria Formosa
Coimbra
Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela
Elvas
Guimarães
Braga
Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês
Bragança
Mértola
Lagos
Faro
Aveiro
Beja Castle
Parque Natural da Arrábida |
News |
Agencia de Noticias Lusa
Portuguese News Agency (in Portuguese).
Correio da Manhã
Online newspaper with national and international news (in Portuguese).
Diario de Noticias
Daily newspaper Lisbon (in Portuguese).
Jornal Expresso
Weekly news, Portugals influential newspaper for political and national news (in Portuguese).
Jornal de Notícias
One of the largest newspapers in Portugal.
The Portugal News
Portugal's National Weekend Newspaper in English.
Publico
Portuguese newspaper (in Portuguese)
Sapo
Portuguese magazine portal. |
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Art Culture |
Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
Portugal's National Library. (in Portuguese)
Centro Nacional de Cultura
Dedicated to the preservation of Portugal's cultural heritage. Historically, the National Culture Center (CNC) is a cultural association with the mission to promote a free Portuguese culture.
Contemporary Portuguese Culture
Portuguese institution dedicated to the worldwide promotion of the Portuguese language and Portuguese culture.
Serralves
Serralves is a cultural institution located in the city of Porto; it includes a renowned Contemporary Art Museum, a Park, and an Art Deco Villa. |
Economy Business |
Portugal has become a diversified and increasingly service-based economy since joining the EU in 1986. Over the following two decades, successive governments privatized many state-controlled firms and liberalized key areas of the economy, including the financial and telecommunications sectors.
The economy contracted in 2009, and fell again from 2011 to 2013, as the government implemented spending cuts and tax increases to comply with conditions of an EU-IMF financial rescue package. Austerity measures also have contributed to record unemployment and a wave of emigration.
Banco de Portugal
Portugal's Central Bank. |
Transport |
Airlines
TAP Air Portugal
Transportes Aéreos Portugueses - Portugal's flag carrier airline.
Airports
Portela Airport Lisbon
Lisbon Airport (IATA: LIS)
Faro Airport
Portugal's second-largest airport.
Rail
Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses
The Portuguese Railways. |
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Tourism |
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Education |
Universidade Catolica Portuguesa (UCP)
UCP is ranked among Portugal's best universities; it operates four centers, at Lisbon (headquarters), Porto, Braga, and Viseu.
Universidade de Coimbra
The university of Coimbra is among the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world and the oldest university in Portugal, founded in 1290.
Universidade de Lisboa
ULisboa is a public research university, and Portugal's largest university.
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
The public university in the Portuguese capital was founded in 1973.
Universidade do Porto
U.Porto is the second-largest university in the country in terms of student numbers; it was founded in 1911.
Porto School of Architecture
The Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto is among the most prestigious architecture schools in Europe.
Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto
FEUP is one of the oldest and most prestigious educational institution in engineering in Portugal. |
Visa Process |
NOTES FOR PORTUGAL VISAS:
Maximum Stay: 90 days
May be obtained upon arrival
BEFORE YOU GO TO PORTUGAL:
Your passport must be valid at least 6 months beyond the completion of this trip
Your passport must have at least one blank visa page for entry and exit stamps
Your stay may be extended at local immigration for no more than 90 days |
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Additional Information |
Climate: Maritime temperate, the average annual temperature is 16°C (61°F)
Founding of the Portuguese State: 1143. Founding of the Republic: 1910. Government type: Republic ruled by a Constitution.
Constitution: Effective 25 April 1976; revised 30 October 1982, 1 June 1989, 25 November 1992, and 3 September 1997.
Natural resources: Fish, tungsten, iron, copper, tin, and uranium ores. Agriculture: Products--forestry, fisheries, cork, wine.
Agriculture products: Grain, potatoes, olives, grapes; sheep, cattle, goats, poultry, beef, dairy products.
Industries: Textiles and footwear; wood pulp, paper, and cork; metalworking; oil refining; chemicals; fish canning; wine; tourism.
Exports - commodities: agricultural products, food products, wine, oil products, chemical products, plastics and rubber, hides, leather, wood and cork, wood pulp and paper, textile materials, clothing, footwear, machinery and tools, base metals
Imports - commodities: agricultural products, chemical products, vehicles and other transport material, optical and precision instruments, computer accessories and parts, semiconductors and related devices, oil products, base metals, food products, textile materials |
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