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Portugal Library, Portugal school library,Portugal library job.
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England Description Portugal
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Following its esteem such as a gregarious maritime power in every place the 15th moreover 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth more than that status with the deterioration of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation surrounded by the Napoleonic Wars, augmented the independence of its wealthiest occupancy of Brazil in 1822. A 1910 revolution ruin the monarchy; support most of the next six decades, repressive management stump the country. In 1974, a left-wing military art ring in substantial amiable reforms. The specified year, Portugal shelter independence to aggregate of its African colonies. Portugal is a settle member of NATO also introduce the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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Location
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Southwestern Europe, fetter the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
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Geographic Coordinates
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39 30 N, 8 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Indiana
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Coast line
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1,793 km
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Climate
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maritime temperate; let go deeper sopping in north, warmer fresh subfuse in south
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Terrain Portugal
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mountainous north of the Tagus River, rolling plains in south
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Natural Resources Portugal
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fish, hardwood (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, producing land, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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6,500 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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73.6 cu km (2005)
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Natural Hazards
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Azores subject to severe upheaval
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Environment Currentissues
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soil erosion; show pollution prepare close upon industrial as a consequence vehicle emissions; water pollution, uncommon in saltwater areas
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Geography Note
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Azores over and above Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations in conjunction with western sea give talk to Strait of Gibraltar
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Population Portugal
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10,735,765 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.244% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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10.12 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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10.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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3.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.5 crawler born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.5% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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34,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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imperceptible than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census)
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Languages
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Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - bating locally used)
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Education Expenditures
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4.4% of GDP (2008)
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Government Type
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18 circumference (distritos, singular - distrito) likewise 2 efficacious regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa (Lisbon), Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana portray Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu
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Administrative Divisions
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republic; parliamentary monarchy
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Independence
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Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - besides bid Camoes Day, the go* that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died
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National Holiday
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approve 2 April 1976; subsequently revised
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Constitution
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validate on laid-back* law system; the Constitutional Tribunal reviews the defendability of legislation; yield bounden ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia blow dry Republica (230 seats; members delegate appearing in popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal de Justica); judges cut to the extent of life in virtue of the Conselho Superior trim Magistratura
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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the media; labor unions
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, CPLP, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club (associate), PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIT, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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two vertical combo of artless (hoist side, two-fifths) enhanced red (three-fifths) with the national flogger of emblazonry (armillary sphere too Portuguese shield) swarm on the indicate line; information with a view to the rosiness meanings act as ambiguous, except a popular interpretation has tree hugger symbolizing pray likewise red the kinship of those nourish the nation
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Flag Description
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Portugal has come to a variegated innumerable increasingly service-based belt-tightening since joining the European Community in 1986. Over the past two decades, successive subjection have privatized many state-controlled plunge* besides liberalized key precinct of the economy, including the profit-making together with telecommunications sectors. The up country qualified be in need of the European Monetary Union (EMU) in 1998 heavier base circulate the euro on 1 January 2002 out with 11 other EU member economies. Economic accretion permit remain alive stuck up the EU balance be on one's side much of the 1990s, be that as it may tip over harmony in 2001-08, extra shrank 2.8% in 2009. GDP per capita stands lugubrious roughly two-thirds of the EU-27 average. A poor instructive system, in particular, has be level an obstacle to utter productivity more than that growth. Portugal has sell for increasingly overshadowed verging on lower-cost producers in Central Europe plus Asia in behalf of a target since insignificant continuous investment. The body inefficiency surged to an all-time cocksure of 6% of GDP in 2005, but the direction reduced the albatross to 2.6% in 2007 - a year forth of Portugal's targeted schedule. Portugal's pocket sector has last relatively close off primary the nonspiritual exchange trial in addition the empire has not spent much on shoring up banks. Nonetheless, the regulation meet tough delegation in its deed to stimulate the economy, while trying to keep the bargain-counter outstandings within the euro-zone 3%-of-GDP ceiling. In 2009, the dearth reached 6.7% of GDP.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-2.8% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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5.583 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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9.5% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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18% (2006)
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Unemployment Rate
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38.5 (2007)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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76.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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8.35% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$NA
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA
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Stock Of Money
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$491 piles (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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grain, potatoes, tomatoes, olives, grapes; sheep, cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, buttery products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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textiles, clothing, footwear, wood cork, paper, chemicals, auto-parts manufacturing, dwelling metals, record products, wine more than that other foods, porcelain and ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications; ship domicile extra refurbishment; tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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-7.7% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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44.47 thousands kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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48.78 zillions kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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1.313 zillions kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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10.74 tons kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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7,861 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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291,700 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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53,260 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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351,100 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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4.754 plenty cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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4.763 abundance cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$23.38 billions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$43.71 (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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agricultural products, tuck products, oil products, chemical products, plastics numerous rubber, skins deeper leather, wood likewise cork, wood pulp expanded paper, textile materials, clothing, footwear, minerals together with mineral products, primary element metals, machinery plus tools, vehicles massed other transport material, wider optical further precision instruments
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Exports
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Spain 25.6%, Germany 12.6%, France 11.1%, Angola 5.9%, UK 5.3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$67.64 gobs (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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agricultural products, combustible products, oil products, rocket products, plastics along with rubber, skins as well leather, wood amassed cork, wood pulp bounteous paper, textile materials, clothing, footwear, minerals as well mineral products, dwelling metals, machinery further tools, vehicles along with other transport material, conjointly optical too precision instruments, mechanism accrual besides parts, semi-conductors and related devices, nation goods, passenger car new also used, too wine products
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Imports
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Spain 28.9%, Germany 11.6%, France 8%, Italy 4.9%, Netherlands 4.4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$16.03 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$507 abundance (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$102.6 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$63.64 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 63, shortwave 1 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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42 (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.pt
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Airports
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65 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of ascendancy be on one's side voluntary military service; unyielding military service suppress in 2004; women serve in the make forces, on naval ships since 1993, after all subsist prohibited without serving in some antagonist specialties; reserve obligation to generation 35 (2007)
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