Portugal39.61° N, 8.27° W
For every 8.03 per 1,000 births there are 10.92 per 1,000 deaths — the population is falling 0.11% a year.
population growth -0.11% · 194th/230 · birth rate 8.03 per 1,000 · 202nd/226 · death rate 10.92 per 1,000 · 30th/226
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Portugal derives from the Roman designation "Portus Cale," meaning "Port of Cale." Cale was located in present-day northern Portugal, and its name is said to come from the Latin word "calere," meaning "to be warm," because the harbor never iced over.
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A global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with Lisbon's destruction in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A revolution deposed the monarchy in 1910, and repressive governments ran the country for much of the period that followed.
In 1974, a left-wing military coup ushered in broad democratic reforms, and the following year Portugal granted independence to all its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC, now the EU, in 1986.
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In southwestern Europe, the country borders the North Atlantic Ocean and lies west of Spain. The west-flowing Tagus River divides the country, with mountainous terrain toward the interior in the north and rolling plains across the south. Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) is the highest point, on Ilha do Pico in the Azores. The Atlantic Ocean is the lowest point.
Azores and Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations along western sea approaches to Strait of Gibraltar. Macaronesia also includes the Canary Islands (Spain) and Cabo Verde. Portugal's natural resources include fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, and hydropower.
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A maritime temperate climate brings cool, rainy conditions in the north and warmer, drier conditions in the south.
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Green and red form vertical bands, with green on the left and red on the right. The coat of arms, with an armillary sphere and national shield, centers on the dividing line. The armillary sphere is a national symbol and a spherical astrolabe for modeling objects in the sky. Explanations for color meanings are ambiguous, but a popular interpretation says green symbolizes hope and red symbolizes the blood of those defending the nation.
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