Information about Portugal

For the Radiohead song, see "The National Anthem".

A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a country's government as the official
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A Portuguesa (pron. IPA /ɐ puɾ.tu.'ɣe.zɐ/) is the national anthem of Portugal. It was written by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça (lyrics) and Alfredo Keil (music) after the nationalist resurgence provoked
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capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of "capital") is the center of government.
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Lisbon 3.34 million^[2] 2,641,006 564,657
Porto 2.99 million^[2] 1,551,950 238,954

Largest cities

Portugal has 151 localities with city (cidade) status.
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Lisbon

Municipal flag

Municipal coat of arms

Location  
 - Country Portugal  
 - Region Lisboa
 - Subregion Grande Lisboa
 - District or A.R.
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An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. It is typically the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, though the law in many nations requires that government documents be produced in other
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Writing system: Latin alphabet (Portuguese variant) 
Official status
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São Tomé and Príncipe
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government is a body that has the power to make and the authority to enforce rules and laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group.^[1]
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red and orange—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state.
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Portugal

This article is part of the series:
Politics of Portugal

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• Constitution
• President
• Anbal Cavaco Silva
• Assembly of the Republic
• Government

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Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC (pron. IPA [ɐ'nibaɫ kɐ'vaku 'siɫvɐ]; born in Boliqueime in Loulé municipality in the Algarve region, on July 15, 1939) is the President of the Portuguese Republic, having
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Portugal

This article is part of the series:
Politics of Portugal

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• Constitution
• President
• Anbal Cavaco Silva
• Assembly of the Republic
• Government

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José Sócrates de Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, GCIH (pron. IPA [ʒu'zɛ 'sɔkɾɐtɨʃ]; listen   (help info )
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June 24 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

• 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces.

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11st century - 12nd century - 13rd century
1090s  1100s  1110s  - 1120s -  1130s  1140s  1150s
1125 1126 1127 - 1128 - 1129 1130 1131

Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
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Battle of São Mamede (Batalha de São Mamede in Portuguese; pron. IPA [sɐ̃ũ mɐ'mɛğ(ɨ)]) took place on June 24, 1128 and is considered the seminal event for the foundation of Portugal.
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June 24 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

• 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces.

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11st century - 12nd century - 13rd century
1090s  1100s  1110s  - 1120s -  1130s  1140s  1150s
1125 1126 1127 - 1128 - 1129 1130 1131

Politics
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July 25 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

• 306 - Constantine I proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops.

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11st century - 12nd century - 13rd century
1100s  1110s  1120s  - 1130s -  1140s  1150s  1160s
1136 1137 1138 - 1139 - 1140 1141 1142

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October 5 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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11st century - 12nd century - 13rd century
1110s  1120s  1130s  - 1140s -  1150s  1160s  1170s
1140 1141 1142 - 1143 - 1144 1145 1146

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October 5 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1880s  1890s  1900s  - 1910s -  1920s  1930s  1940s
1907 1908 1909 - 1910 - 1911 1912 1913

Year 1910 (MCMX
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Carnation Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução dos Cravos) was an almost bloodless, leftist, military-led coup d'état, started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian
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April 25 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

It is also the latest possible day that Easter can occur.
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1940s  1950s  1960s  - 1970s -  1980s  1990s  2000s
1971 1972 1973 - 1974 - 1975 1976 1977

Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV
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January 1 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining. The preceding day is December 31 of the previous year.
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