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9781406246780

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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

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Portugal offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

12 mars 2012

EAN13

9781406246780

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

4 Mo

Portugal

Countries Around the World Portugal

Charlotte Guillain

Raintree is an imprint ofCapstone Global Library Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales having its registered office at 7 Pilgrim Street, London, EC4V 6LB – Registered company number: 6695582

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Edited by Laura Knowles Designed by Victoria Allen Original illustrations © Capstone Global Library Ltd 2012 Illustrated by Oxford Designers and Illustrators Picture research by Mica Brancic Originated by Capstone Global Library Printed and bound in China by CTPS

ISBN 978 1 406 23578 4 (hardback) 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

British Library Cataloguing in Publication DataGuillain, Charlotte. Portugal. -- (Countries around the world) 946.9'044-dc22 A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Corbis pp.7(© Hulton-Deutsch Collection),10(© Bettmann),11(© Bettmann),12(Sygma/ © Patrick Chauvel),13(© Bettmann),22(Reuters/© Victor Fraile),34(Robert Harding World Imagery/© Graham Lawrence); Getty Images pp.8(The Bridgeman Art Library), 27(Bloomberg/Vanda De Mello),29(Bloomberg/Adam Berry),30(AFP Photo/Sebastien Feval); iStockphoto pp.21(© robert van beets),33(© Christian Martínez Kempin),39(© Mlenny Photography); Shutterstock pp.5(© André Viegas),15(© Ultimathule),17(© Carlos Caetano),18(© Inacio Pires),20(© Volodymyr Burdiak), 23(© Dmitriy Yakovlev),24(© Christina Solodukhina), 25(© Gary James Calder),28(© Filipe B. Varela),35 (© Pedro Jorge Henriques Monteiro),46(© Christophe Testi).

Cover photograph of the beach of Paraiso in the tourist region of Algarve, Portugal reproduced with permission of Shutterstock/© Inacio Pires.

We would like to thank Carla Vicencio Prior (www.cvp-research.co.uk) for her invaluable help in the preparation of this book.

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Contents

Introducing Portugal................................................................................. 4 History: exploration and occupation .................................................. 6 Regions and resources: from mountains to beaches ..................14 Wildlife: protecting the environment ...............................................20 Infrastructure: government, health, and education ....................24 Culture:fado......................................................28, football, and family Portugal today...........................................................................................34 Factfile.........................................................................................................36 Timeline .......................................................................................................40 Glossary .......................................................................................................42 Findoutmore............................................................................................44 Topic tools...................................................................................................46 Index .............................................................................................................48

Some words are printed in bold,like this. You can înd out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

Introducing Portugal

What do you know about Portugal? Perhaps you have watched their football team play or have gone there on holiday. Have you ever eaten Portuguese food? You may have learned about this country in history lessons. Would you like to know more about the country's past, geography,culture, and people?

Small but mighty Portugal is a small country in southwest Europe. The North Atlantic Ocean lies to the west and Spain borders Portugal to the east. The country covers an area of 92,090 square kilometres (35,556 square miles), making it slightly bigger than Ireland and Northern Ireland together.

Centuries ago, Portugal was one of the world's most powerful countries, with land and influence all around the world. Located on the edge of Europe, Portugal was well situated in an age of seafaring to settle and trade in new lands. Although the country is no longer one of the most powerful in the world, thelegacyof those wealthy times can still be seen in Portugal today.

A unique nation You might expect Portugal to have been dominated by its huge neighbour, Spain. However, although Spain has occupied Portuguese lands at various points in history, Portugal has resisted Spanish domination and has its own unique culture, cuisine, and language. Portuguese people are very proud of their fascinating country.

How to say... helloolá goodbyeadeushow are you?como estás? yessim nonão pleasepor favor

(o-LA) (a-DEOOSH) (komo esh-TASH?) (singh) (na-UHM) (por FA-vor)

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