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The name: the Republic of Portugal (The Portuguese Republic)National Day: June 10 (1580)Republic Day: October 5Flag: a rectangular, long and wide ratio of 3:2.Green flag from left-right-composed of two parts, the green part of a vertical rectangle, a square close to some of the red, green part of its area of 1.5 times.Red, green painted a connection between the Portuguese national emblem.Red said that the 1910 celebration of the establishment of the Second Republic, said Green was known as the "navigator" of Prince Henry the tribute.The national emblem: the main part of a golden Hun Tianyi, this is the ancient navigational equipment, on behalf of the Portuguese maritime achievements.Hun Tianyi central to a white shield, the shield surface composed of five Blue Shield of small cross-section, each of the Blue Shield of five white circle on the Fort.Blue Shield is a small five of the al-feng in the sand I Aoli Ji beat the Battle of Moore's five victories achieved by the monarchy; Fort white circle is the ancient symbol of Portugal, also symbolic of Jesus Christ to defeat the infidel forces.White shield-shaped overlap in the Hongdun, Hongdun seven surrounding castles, to commemorate Portugal recovered from the hands of Moore's provinces.Hun Tianyi decorated around the olive branch.National flower: lavenderNational political figures: President Ka Wake Silva (Cavaco Silva), 2006年1 he was elected, in March 2006 inauguration, Prime Minister Jose Socrates (Jose Socrates), 2005年3月representation.AgoPresident Jorge Sampaio (Jorge Sampaio).Physical Geography: an area of 91,900 square kilometers (December 2005).Southwest of the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.East, North and Spain adjacent to the brink of the Southwest Atlantic.Over 800 km long coastline.North South high-low topography, most of the mountains and hills.Mei Seta is the northern plateau; central mountains average 800 to 1,000 meters above sea level, Estrela peak 1,991 meters above sea level; south and west were hills and coastal plains.Major rivers are special-Ru River Douro (flows through the territory of 322 km) and Monte Furukawa.The northern part of a maritime temperate broad-leaved forest climate, the southern Mediterranean is a subtropical climate.The average temperature 1月7 ~ 11 ℃, 7月20 ~ 26 ℃.The average annual precipitation 500 to 1,000 mm.Population: more than 1030 million (2005).Of which more than 99 percent for Portuguese, Spanish, and so for the rest.The official language is Portuguese.More than 97 percent Catholic residents.Capital: Lisbon (lisbon), population 535,000 (1999), the annual average temperature of 16. 9 ℃, the highest temperature of 37. 2 ℃ (7), Low 2. 1 ℃ (1).Lisbon CarnivalAdministrative Division: National divided into 18 administrative districts, namely: Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, multi-Wei Ana Castro, cloth La Canada, Villarreal, Braganza, Guarda, Levin Delia, Aveiro, Weise Wu, Santarem, Egypt-December, Faroe, Custer Loeb Blanco, Boer Ta Lai Gelei, Beja, tin Setubal.Another Madeira and the Azores two autonomous regions.A brief history: one of ancient Europe.Long-term by the Romans, Moors and Germanic rule.In 1143 to become an independent kingdom.15 and the 16th century began to expand overseas, has in Africa, Asia, the establishment of a large number of American colony, become a sea power.1580 annexation by Spain, in 1640 from Spanish rule.1703 become a subsidiary of the United Kingdom.1820, the Portuguese Constitution of the expulsion of British troops who launched the revolution.1891 established the first Republic.October 1910 establishment of the Second Republic.During the First World War to participate in Xieyue Guo.May 1926, the Second Republic was overthrown, the establishment of military government.1932, Salazar (Salazar) as prime minister, in Portugal the establishment of fascist dictatorship.April 1974, a group of junior officers of the "Armed Forces Movement" to overthrow Portuguese rule for 40 years in the ultra-right regime, began the process of democratization, and to give up the colony in Africa.In 1986 elected a 60 to the first civilian president.Portugal joined the European Community in 1986, 1999 to become the first batch of one of the countries joining the euro zone.Lisbon suburb of the former royal palacePolitics: the current constitution was enacted in 1976, after repeatedly amended.Constitution, the president, parliament, government and the courts are the institutions of state power; president for the armed forces supreme commander, according to the nomination and appointment and removal of the three armed forces chief of general.President listened to all parties, the views of the Council of State to dissolve the parliament, only "when necessary" to dissolve the government and dismissed from the Prime Minister., A unicameral parliament, 230 members, a four-year term.The economy: the forest area of 3.6 million hectares, accounting for land area of 1 / 3, its cork accounted for more than half of world output, exports accounted for first in the world, resulting in "Kingdom of cork," said.Main mineral is tungsten, copper, tungsten reserves in the Western European countries accounted for in the first.Marble exports in second in the world.Portugal is the world's major wine-producing countries of the northern part of Porto is the famous wine production.Portugal's famous tomato sauce Europe, the European market is the largest supplier.Portugal marine fishing industry in more developed to catch sardines, tuna, cod-based.After accession to the European Community in 1986, substantial funding, rapid economic development, per capita income increased.In the early 1990s, due to the impact of the economic recession in Europe, the Portuguese economic growth rate decreased year by year, 1995 has started to recover, the average annual economic growth rate of 3.6 percent, higher than the EU average.In recent years, the Portuguese Government to conduct economic restructuring, vigorously develop the banking, finance, insurance, tourism and other service industries.Rich mineral resources, there are: tungsten, copper, yellow iron, uranium, red iron, magnetite and marble, tungsten reserves of the first to Western Europe.The main industrial sectors are textiles, clothing, food, paper, cork, electronic equipment, ceramics, wine, and so on.Portuguese services have developed rapidly, its output value in the proportion of the national economy and the industry in total employment population ratio in developed countries have been close to the European level.Portugal beautiful, picturesque, castles, palaces, museums and other ancient buildings can be seen everywhere.West and south sides have more than 800 km coastline, there are many fine sand beaches.Most of its areas of the Mediterranean climate.Portugal Tourism is an important source of foreign exchange earnings and make up an important means of foreign trade deficit, a major tourist destination in Lisbon, Faro, Portugal, Madeira, the annual reception of foreign visitors have more than its population, in 2005, tourism revenue More than 6 billion euros, as an important source of foreign exchange earnings..Imports of main products are machinery, vehicles, petroleum, grain, vegetables and other export products for the apparel, machinery, textiles, footwear, timber, pulp and transportation equipment.Lisbon street bus tramCulture and Education: implementation of nine-year compulsory education (primary four years, two-year preparatory schools, secondary schools three years), also known as basic education.High school education three years, the University of 4-5 years.Major colleges and universities are the University of Lisbon, Coimbra University, the University of Oporto, Lisbon University of Technology, University of Minho, the University of Aveiro, the Egyptian-La University College and the State administration.Portugal has nearly 300 various kinds of museums, libraries by more than 1600, various cinemas, theatres by more than 300, more than 300 art galleries or exhibition hall by.Portugal CarnivalPress and Publications: major newspapers: "Long Island Newsday," the semi-official "Express", the private weekly newspaper "the public", the private Daily News "morning Post", the private Daily "Business News", countries in the capital.She is the 1987 Lusaka by the Portuguese news agency and the merger of the Portuguese News Agency, the state news agency.Portugal are the main radio stations, Radio rejuvenation (religious background), Commercial Radio.TV 3: Portugal national television, SIC television (private) and independent television stations.Diplomacy: Portuguese advocate of equality and mutual benefit with other countries based on common development of friendly and cooperative relations, as the traditional relationship between Europe and the United States the cornerstone of its foreign policy, the active participation and promotion of European integration and NATO obligations and to strengthen the African and Portuguese-speaking Latin American countries as their diplomatic relations focus.Advocate with the Eastern European and CIS countries to develop relations and continue to make efforts to develop and North Africa, Latin America and the traditional relations between the countries in the region.Increasing emphasis on the development of Asian countries with the cooperation of equality and mutual benefit relations.Relations with China: Sino-Portuguese relations has a long history.1502, the Government of Portugal on to the Ming Dynasty sent envoys.February 8, 1979, Portugal established diplomatic relations with China.1999 smooth settlement of the Macao issue, for the comprehensive development of relations between the two countries opened a new page.January 2005, President Jorge Sampaio on a state visit to China, the two countries issued a joint communique.December 2005, Premier Wen Jiabao on an official visit to Portugal.Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration between the two premiers signed in 2004 Sino-Portuguese bilateral trade amounted to 869 million U.S. dollars.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/18/content_446185.htm

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