PORTUGAL

Portugal is a country interesting by history, culture, teams, tecnology, industries, Atlantic archipelagos have a narrower temperature range. Spring and summer are sunny, whereas autumn and winter are rainy and windy.

Portugal joined the European Union in 1986 and started a process of modernization within the framework of a stable environment. It has achieved a healthy level of growth.

Major industries include oil refineries, automotive, cement production, pulp and paper industry, textile, footwear, furniture, and cork, Agriculture no longer represents the bulk of the economy, but Portuguese wines, namely Port Wine (named after the country's second largest city, Porto) and Madeira Wine (named after Madeira Island), are exported worldwide. Tourism is also important, especially in the Algarve and Madeira Islands.

The country is fairly homogeneous linguistically and religiously. Native Portuguese are ethnically a combination of pre-Roman Iberians and Celts with some Roman, Germanic, and Moorish influences, among other minor contributions.