PORTUGAL

PORTUGAL'S LOCATION IN EUROPE

• Portugal is located in the southwestern part of Europe.
• The only country Portugal is bordered by is Spain.
• The capitol of Portugal is Lisbon.

PORTUGAL'S FLAG

• Background-Green & Red
• Yellow Insignia with a Red & White Shield
• On The Shield-Yellow Castles and Blue Shields

PORTUGAL'S GOVERNMENT TYPE

• Portugal's Government is a Democratic Republic
• The President is Voted for by the Community

PORTUGAL'S POPULATION,LANGUAGES & RELIGION

• Portugal has a population of 10.46 million people
• The main language spoken is Portuguese
• The most common religion is Roman Catholic

PORTUGAL'S ECONOMY & RANKING

• Portugal's economy is ranked 69 in the world
• Portugal uses the Euro as its currency

FAMOUS SITES IN PORTUGAL

• Lisbon Oceanarium-Large Aquatic habitat exhibit with 450 species and 16,000 animals
• Ria Formosa-A coastal lagoon that constantly changes due to wind and current movements.
• São Jorge Castle-Built in the mid-eleventh century during the moorish era.

FAMOUS PORTUGUESE DISHES

• Caldo Verde-mashed potato, cabbage, olive oil and black pudding.
• Arroz Doce-rice pudding flavoured with cinnamon and lemon.
• Pasteis de Nata-custard cup of sugar, eggs, milk and cinnamon.

FAMOUS PORTUGUESE PEOPLE

• Mariza-Portuguese singer. Made first album when 18.
• Christiano Ronaldo-Famous fútbol player.
• Luis Figo-Greatest fútbol player after Eusebio.(inspired Ronaldo)

WORKS CITED

• heritage.org/index/country/portugal
• golisbon.com/sight-seeing/oceanarium.html
• portugalvisitor.com
• Formosamar.com/en/ria-formosa
• portugal.angloinfo.com