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本人要写一篇论文，要用英文介绍葡萄牙，谁有有关的网站或者文章可以共享一下的，本人先谢谢啦？

Answer 1

Introduction to Portugal

Centuries ago, Portugal was a pioneer of worldwide exploration. Until recently, however, it was never as successful in attracting visitors to its own shores. Outside of greater Lisbon, the Algarve, and the island of Madeira, Portugal remained unknown and undiscovered by the mainstream visitor for many decades.
Today's travelers are beginning to realize that Portugal was unjustly overlooked. It offers sandy beaches, art treasures, flavorful cuisine, a unique form of architecture (Manueline), charming handcrafts, a mild climate, moderate hotel rates, and polite and friendly people. Only 2 million annual visitors came to Portugal in the late 1970s. The number swelled to 20 million in the mid-1990s, and an explosion of hotel and resort building has kept pace. Portugal today attracts some 22 million visitors, maybe more.

Despite its small size -- 225km (140 miles) wide and 612km (380 miles) long -- Portugal is one of the most rewarding travel destinations in Europe. Exploring its towns, cities, villages, and countryside will likely take longer than expected because there is so much richness and variety along the way.

The people, whose warmth is legendary, inhabit a majestic land of extraordinary variety. You'll see almond trees in the African-looking Algarve; cork forests and fields of golden wheat in Alentejo; ranches in Ribatejo; narrow, winding streets in the Alfama in Lisbon; ox-drawn carts crossing the plains of Minho; and vineyards in the Douro. Azaleas, rhododendrons, and canna grow for miles on end; the sound of fado music drifts out of small cafes; windmills clack in the Atlantic breezes; sardine boats bob in the bays; and gleaming whitewashed houses glisten in the sun. The sea is never far away.

Answer 2

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa; pron. IPA [�0�4�0�7'publik�0�7 pu�0�1tu'gez�0�7]) is located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, and is the westernmost country of mainland Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, are also part of Portugal.

Portugal has witnessed a constant flow of different civilizations during the past 3,100 years, including Greek, Roman, Germanic, Moorish and others, who all made an imprint on the country's culture, history, language and ethnic make-up. During the 15th and 16th centuries, its vast transcontinental empire made Portugal one of the world's major economic, political, and cultural powers. Nowadays, Portugal is a developed country, a member of the European Union since 1986 and a Eurozone founding member that launched the single currency in 1999

Answer 3

Portugal, the Portuguese Republic
The Latin meaning is “the warm harbor” place the European north west, the territory also includes in Atlantic's overseaspossession and territory Azores Islands and the Madela archipelago.
The area is 92072 square kilometers (in December, 2005). Located at European Iberia peninsula north west. East, north and adjoins to Spain, the southwest borders on Atlantic. Coastline long more than 800 kilometers. North the terrain Gao Nadi, many are the mountainous region and the hill. The north is the Messer tower plateau; Middle mountainous area average elevation 800~1000 meters, Egyptian assorted especially Leila peak elevation 1991 meters; The south and west respectively is the hill and the coastal plain. The main rivers have Ru He, the Douro river (to flow through domestic 322 kilometers) especially with the Montreal ancient river. North subordinate oceanity temperate zone foliage forest climate, south subordinate subtropics Mediterranean Sea type climate. Average temperature in January 7~11℃, in July 20~26℃. Annual mean precipitation 500~1000 millimeters.
Portugal is one of Western Europe economy backward countries, the industry foundation is weak. The spinning and weaving, the shoemaking, the traveling, the wine-making and so on are the national economy pillar industries. The cor output accounts for the world ultimate output more than 50%, the export is situated the world first. after in 1986 Portugal joined the European Economic Community, the economic development was quick. In the early-1990s, because of the European economic recession's influence, the Portuguese economic growth rate drops year by year, in 1995 started to recover. 1997-2001 years, the annual mean economic growth rate reaches 2.9%, is higher than the European Union average level. in 1998 reached as high as 4.6%. on January 1, 1999, Portugal took the first batch EU country to join Eurozone. in 2004, the Portuguese primary industry, the second industry and the tertiary industry occupied GDP separately 3.93%, 24.75% and 71.32%, the working population accounted for the total labor force population separately 12%, 31.2% and 56.8%. The economy has from 2002 slides, in 2003 economical negative growth 1.3%. in 2004 GDP was 141,115,000,000 euros, economic growth 1.2%. in 2005 the major economic digit is as follows:
GDP: 147,249,000,000 euros. per capital GDP: 13800 euros. economic growth rate: 0.3%. currency name: Euro (Euro). in December middle rate: 1 euro =1.2441 US dollar inflation rate: 2.3%. unemployment rate: 7.6%.