Portugal

• Capital: Lisbon
• Major City: Porto
• Major Geographical Features
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Gulf of Cadiz
  • Tagus River
  • Guadiana River
  • Douro River
  • Serra da Estrela
  • Algarve
  • Cape of St. Vincent
• Official Name: Portuguese Republic
• Religion: Roman Catholic
• Language: Portuguese
• 1755: Earthquake destroys Lisbon
• 1807-1822: Portugal loses much of its wealth during the Napoleonic Wars and the independence of Brazil
• 1910: Revolution overthrows monarchy and establishes a republic
• 1975: Grants independence to all its African colonies
• 1985: Joins European Economic Community (later becomes the European Union)
• 2011: Negotiates a loan with the International Monetary Fund and the European Union to help with a large government debt
• Independence: 1143, the Kingdom of Portugal recognized
• Government: republic, parliamentary democracy
• Currency: euro (EUR)
• Indiana is slightly larger than Portugal
• Literacy: 93.5%
• Climate: Maritime Temperate
• Home to 1/3 of the world's cork oak trees resulting in producing 1/2 of the world's cork
• Westernmost nation on the European mainland
• 1/3 of Portugal's population lives in Lisbon or Porto