3. - Portugal, is a country located in
southwestern Europe;
- Portugal is situated in the west of
the Iberian Peninsula;
- Has a total area of 92,090 km ²;of
Europe.
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5. - Is bordered on the north and
east by Spain and the south and
west by the Atlantic Ocean;
- Includes a mainland and two
autonomous regions: the Azores
and Madeira;
- Portugal is the westernmost
nation of Europe;
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7. - Portugal was continuously
occupied since pre-historic
times by many
nations, Romans, Barbarians, A
rabs and others;
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9. - Portugal was formed during the
Christian reconquest;
- In 1139 was established the Kingdom
of Portugal, whose independence was
recognized in 1143;
- In 1249 the borders were
stabilized, that´s why, Portugal is the
oldest European nation-state;
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11. - After many battles with
Spain, and with muslims, we
achieved our independence,
- Our first King was Dom Afonso
Henriques;
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13. - The Portuguese were the
pioneers in shipping, establishing
the first colonial empire, in
Africa,During thetheand South America;
Asiafifteenth and sixteenth pioneers in
centuries, Portuguese were the
the shipping, establishing the first colonial
empire, with possessions in Africa, Asia and
South America, becoming a world economic
- We were a world economic
power, political and military
power, political and military
during the 15th an 16th century;
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16. - After a Republican stroke in 1910, the
republic was proclaimed putting an
end to monarchy.
- The unstable First Republic was
followed by a military dictatorship;
- Oliveira Salazar gave birth to the
Estado Novo, a dictatorship that lasted
40 years;
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18. - Due to the discomfort in the country by the
major casualties in the colonial war, a
revolution occurred on April 25 1974;
- The revolution, gave birth to a
parliamentary democracy, that resulted in
the independence of all overseas
colonies, Mozambique and Angola;
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20. - Portugal is a developed country with a
Human Development Index very high.
- It is among the 20 countries with the
best quality of life.
- Portugal is a member of the the
European Union since 1986;
- Is a founding member of the
Eurozone, the European Union and also
a member state of the Schengen area;
