{"id":48108,"date":"2026-03-06T11:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T06:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=48108"},"modified":"2026-03-06T16:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:54:12","slug":"portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Portugal Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a Parliamentary Delegation led by the Vice President of the Portuguese Parliament, called on the Hon\u2019ble Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha in Parliament.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Portugal<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, located on the <\/span><b>Iberian Peninsula.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It shares land border with <\/span><b>Spain (north and east),<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime border:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bounded by the <\/span><b>North Atlantic Ocean to the south and west.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also administers two autonomous regions: the <\/span><b>Madeira and Azores archipelagos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, located in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital city:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lisbon.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Portugal<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its climate is very much like that of most Mediterranean countries. This means it\u2019s hot in the summer and temperate in the winter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Tagus River,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> flowing west into the Atlantic ocean, divides Portugal into mountainous northern regions and rolling plains in the south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b> <b>Ponta do Pico<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Pico Alto), located in the Azores.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly consists of iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2235646&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, located on the Iberian Peninsula. 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