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Portugal is such a beautiful country, except not many people know much about it, and presume it is conjoined in with Spain. However, Portugal is such an exquisite place for its extraordinary food, welcoming people, beautiful beaches, as well as other attractions, rich history, and many other remarkable things which brings many tourists each year. In 2012 the total was around 7,503,000 tourists visiting Portugal, and yet as the years grow, so do the total number of tourist visits



Quick Facts

NAME: Portugal

CAPITAL CITY: Lisbon (Lisboa)

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE: 38.7000° N, 9.1833° W                                                                      

HEMISPHERE: Northern Hemisphere

CURRENCY: Euro

CONTINANT: Europe

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Portuguese

POPULATION (2014): approx. 10,427,301

SURROUNDING COUNTRY/IES: Spain

SURROUNDING OCEANS: Atlantic Ocean.

The Portuguese Flag (a brief introduction)

The Portuguese flag is very important to the citizens of Portugal.
The green is a symbolization of hope, and red is signifies the blood of the people fighting to protect the country. On the flag off centre is the national coat of arms.