All about Portugal
By Alex Conway
About portugal
Portugal joined the EU in 1986.
Portugal was not a founding country
History of Portugal
It was part of Spain once
Portugal is located next to Spain and by the Atlantic ocean
Flag
The flag was adopted on June 30 1911
The flag was used since a revolution overthrew the monarchy on October 5 1910
The green stripe represents one third of the flag
The red stripe represents the other two thirds of the flag
Then there is a coat of arms with the country's traditional shield centered on the Portuguese flag where the two colors meet
Capital and other cities of portugal
The capital of Portugal is Lisbon.
Other cities of Portugal are Porto, Coimbra, Braga, and Faro
Tourism
Places that people should go to are Douro, Belem Tower, Lisbon zoo, Porto Cathedral, and navy museum
Geography
Some physical features of Portugal are Tagus River, rolling planes, Hill of crosses, Zemiciai highlands, and the pajiuys lowlands
Government type
The government type of Portugal is representative or parliamentary
Currency type
Before Portugal used the Euro, they used the 1.09 US Dollar
Interesting facts of portugal
The vasco da gama bridge in Lisbon is actually the longest bridge in Europe
China remained a Portuguese country until 1999
Portugal is the largest producer of cork in the world