Geography
Portugal's
capital city is Lisbon and the country is located in eastern
Europe next to the Atlantic Ocean .
Population
The estimate of the population for 2003 is
10,102,022.
 Economy
There
are many trade ports that they trade with: the United kingdom,
Germany, France and the United Dtates. There are about
5,089,185 workers and about 3.8 percent of them are
unemployed.
Government
The people vote
for their president at age 18. The head of government would be the
prime minister and the president is head of state.
Food
Staple foods are corn,
wheat, and rice. People
get food either from restaurants, markets, or on farms.
There are people who do grow food themselves but they go to
the market to get meats and dairy.
Fun and
Recreation
Many people in Portugal have fun doing many water
sports such as, swimming, snorkeling, wind surfing, and big game
fishing. On the weekends, they often provide time so that they may
go canoeing and hydrospeed near Porto. In the southern part of
Portugal they have many championship golf courses. Other events
include mountain biking, hiking, and Pony Trekking.
Holidays and
Festivals
Most of these holidays are similar to other
countries
but some are just part of their culture.
New Years Day - 1st January
Carnaval Tuesday - February/March - day before Ash Wednesday
Good Friday - March/April
Liberty Day - 25 April - celebrating 1974 revolution
Labour Day - 1 May
Corpus Christi May/June - ninth Thursday after Easter
Portugal Day 10 June - also known as Camões & the Communities
Day
Feast of the Assumption - 15 August
Republic Day - 5 October - commemorating 1910 declaration of
Portuguese Republic
All Saints' Day - 1 November
Independence Day - 1 December - commemorating 1640 restoration of
independence from Spain
Feast of the Immaculate Conception - 8 December
Christmas Day 25 December
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Author: Kathryn