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FactsBackground: Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of its wealthiest colony of Brazil in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986. In January 2011, Portugal assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2011-12 term. note: data are in 2010 US dollars GDP (official exchange rate): $223.7 billion (2010 est.); GDP - real growth rate: 1% (2010 est.); -2.6% (2009 est.); 0% (2008 est.); GDP - per capita (PPP): $23,000 (2010 est.); $22,800 (2009 est.); $23,500 (2008 est.); note: data are in 2010 US dollars GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 2.6%; industry: 23%; services: 74.5% (2010 est.); Population below poverty line: 18% (2006); Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 3.1%; highest 10%: 28.4% (1995 est.); Labor force: 5.57 million (2010 est.); Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 11.7%; industry: 28.5%; services: 59.8% (2009 est.); Unemployment rate: 10.7% (2010 est.); 9.5% (2009 est.); Budget: revenues: $93.61 billion; expenditures: $110.2 billion (2010 est.); Industries: textiles, clothing, footwear, wood and cork, paper, chemicals, auto-parts manufacturing, base metals, dairy products, wine and other foods, porcelain and ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications; ship construction and refurbishment; tourism; Industrial production growth rate: 0.9% (2010 est.); Electricity - production: 44.47 billion kWh (2007 est.); Electricity - consumption: 48.78 billion kWh (2007 est.); Electricity - exports: 1.313 billion kWh (2008 est.); Electricity - imports: 10.74 billion kWh (2008 est.); Statistics: CIA World Factbook. PressCorreio da ManháLisbon Diario de Noticias(Independent), Lisbon Diário Digital(Online news portal), Lisbon Expresso(Independent weekly), Lisbon Jornal de Negócios(Business daily), Lisbon O Público(Independent), Lisbon Visao(Newsmagazine), Portugal in the News 1 2 Displaying 1 to 4 of 5 items. International Green Summit to be Held in PortugalThe I.G.S. will connect activists, advocates, organizations, policy makers, practitioners, innovators, businesses and green leaders from around the globe. Portugal Announces New Wave Energy ProjectHaving the advantage of a large coastline open to the Atlantic and a government willing to commit to the enterprise, the Portuguese are well placed to lead the world in wave-generated energy. The Castles of PortugalToday, Portugal’s more than 150 forts and castles are enduring monuments to the nation’s will to be independent. Weekend in São MiguelTry a three-day weekend visit to the islands of the Azores, which has breathtaking views of volcanic crater lakes, lush hillsides that sweep down to deep blue-green water. |
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