Wikijunior:Europe/Portugal
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Portugal is a country in south western Europe. It shares borders with Spain only. The capital city is Lisbon. The other big city in Portugal is Porto. Portugal has been a member of the European Union since 1986 and uses the Euro as its currency.
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[edit] Portugal's History
[edit] Portugal's Geography
Portugal has a Mediterranean climate with warm winters and hot summers.
Mount Pico at 2,351 metres is the country's highest mountain. There are a number of mountains in the north of the country and the Portuguese like to go skiing in the region during the winter months.
[edit] Portugal's People
The majority of people living in Portugal are ethnic Portuguese but nowadays there are small minorities of people from Brazil, Ukraine, Romania, Russia as well as many people from former Portuguese colonies in Asia and Africa (Cape Verde, Angola).
The language of Portugal is Portuguese.
Although Portugal has one of the lowest incomes in the European Union (lower than many newer EU countries), it has a very high standard of living.
[edit] Portugal's Sights
Portugal is a very popular tourist destination partly because of its hot summer climate. Over 12 million tourists visit the country every year with most coming from Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany. The Algarve region and the capital, Lisbon, are the country's most popular destinations for foreign vistors. Lisbon is Europe's second most popular city for tourists (after Bacelona in Spain).
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