Surface Area
52,168 square miles
Population
9,9 million inhabitants
Official Language
Portuguese
Capitol
Lisbon
Political System
Multiparty Republic
Head of State
Jorge Sampaio
National Holidays
June 10th (Camoes Day: a celebration which exists since the declaration
of the Republic in 1910)
National Motto
The good of the nation (O bem da Nação)
National Currency
Euro (1 Euro = 200,482 Escudos ; PTE=100 centavos)
CLIMATE
Fairly mild climate, neither too hot nor too cold, and very pleasant in
the summer.
HOLIDAYS
April 25th : Commemoration
of the 1974 revolution
May/June (day varies from year
to year): Portugal Day
October 5th: Commemoration
of the declaration of the Portuguese Republic in 1910.
November 1st: Independence
Day (independence from Spain in 1640. And Immaculate Conception Day.
May 12th and 13th and October 12th
and 13th: Annual pilgrimage to Fatima.
BUSINESS HOURS
Store Hours: from 9 to 1, and 3 to 7. Sometimes
closed on Mondays.
Health
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