Portugal (1986)
Rachel Potts
Facts about Portugal
NATURAL RESOURCES
Fish
Forests
Cork
Iron Ore
Copper
Zinc
Tin
Tungsten
Silver
Gold
Uranium
Marble
Clay
Salt
Hydropower
· Portugal is Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Africa, west of Spain
· Porto, is Portugal’s second largest city
· Lisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal
· Braga is a city in Northwest Portugal
INTERESTING PLACES IN PORTUGAL
· Belem tower
· Castle or Almourol
· Lisbon city sightseeing tour
· Lisbon Hop-on-Hop-tour
· Caves
· Dolphins
· Portugal is the western country of Europe
In Portugal you can visit all kinds of places you can visit Belem tower. This is the 1st of the castles that you can visit in Portugal.this is one of the number 1 place to visit in Portugal because it used to have a king and queen lived in here before they died and know people use this tower for a bed in breakfast hotel for people who lives or visits Portugal
In Portugal you can also get on the LIsbon Hop-on-Hop-Tour bus. This is a bus that you can take to go some were to eat or to go back to your house in Portugal .This is the 2nd palce in Portugal that you do not want to come to portugal and not get on yo the Hop-on-Hop-Tour bus so ask some one if you can get a ticket to go to portugal. There is also about 3 island in Portugal.
BORDERING COUNTRIES
Spain
CAPITAL POPULATION
In 1986 the population was 10,034,846 people and the population density was 109.
In 2011 the population was 10,572,398 and the population density was 114.
In 2012 the population was 10,487,289 and the population was the same as 2011 so it was 114.
Portugal had a lower population in 2012 with a population of 10,487,289 people which shows losing 55,109 people compared to 2011.
Women's population is greater then men.
Women-5,491,592
Men-4,995,697
GOVERNMENT OF PORTUGAL
Portugal is a republic government. Most people in Portugal live in cities of towns near the coast.
LANGUAGE OF PORTUGAL
In Portugal they speak Portuguese
MONEY IN POTUGAL
$247.7 billion (2012 est.)
$256 billion (2011 est.)
Found in 2013 US dollars