http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107895.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/portugal
Portugal is a small county on the Lberian Peninsula that is about the size of Indiana. Spain surounds two of the four sides of this country, and the other two sides are surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of Portugal is Lisbon which has a population of 2,618,100.
The Portuguese have had to fight for their independece many times. In 140 BC the Roman Empire took over Portugal, and Portugal became free from Moorish Spain in 1143 they were free until 1581 when Spain came and took over Portugal for over sixty years. In 1889 they had a really horrible king named Carlos, and in 1908 he and the possible heirs to the throne were shot dead in Lisbon.
This is a beautiful country with cobblestone streets in Lisbon and Porto, and spentacular beaches. Portugal also has amazing cathedrals, and it would be a very exciting place to visit.
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