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Fun fact 1 about Portugal

The Roman Temple of Évora, built in the 1st century
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The word Portugal derives from Latin Portus Cale, meaning 'port of Cale'.

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Portugal

Population
10.8M
Area
92,090 km²
Capital
Lisbon
Continent
Europe
90th most populous country in the world

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in Southwestern Europe. It is a unitary republic comprising mainland Portugal, located on the southwestern of the Iberian Peninsula and bordered by Spain to the north and east, and the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean.

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