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  2. Demographics of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    After having decreased by 2.27% by 2018, the total population of Portugal started to grow again, mainly sustained by growing immigration and slightly increasing birth rates. [5] [6] By 2023, the total population had already surpassed the 2009 peak. Portugal is a fairly linguistically and religiously homogeneous country.

  3. Economy of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    The PSI-20 is Portugal's most selective and widely known stock index. Portugal's central bank is the Banco de Portugal, which is an integral part of the European System of Central Banks. The largest Portuguese banks are Banco Comercial Português and the state-owned Caixa Geral de Depósitos. [140]

  4. Higher education in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Academic research in 2003 represented about 50% of total expenditure in R&D (including expenditure by higher education and related non-profit institutions). Total expenditure (public and private) in R&D was 0.78% of the GDP, which had reached 0.85% in 2001, when the European average was 1.98% for the then-15 EU member-states. Overall, higher ...

  5. Leiria - Wikipedia

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    Leiria (European Portuguese pronunciation: [lɐjˈɾi.ɐ] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the Central Region of Portugal.It is the 2nd largest city in that same region, after Coimbra, with a municipality population of 128,640 (as of 2021) [1] in an area of 565.09 square kilometres (218.18 sq mi). [2]

  6. Portuguese people - Wikipedia

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    Montréal's Little Portugal, known as "Petit Portugal" in French, hosts Portuguese shops, restaurants, and cafes, and is also home to "Parc du Portugal" (Portugal's park), featuring vibrant murals and elements inspired by Portuguese design. [293] [294] The Portuguese language is spoken by over 330,000 Canadians, making up around 1% of the ...

  7. Education in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    In the beginnings of the Portuguese nationality, the Christian clergy was the main player in the educational endeavour. Portuguese universities have existed since 1290.Within the scope of the Portuguese Empire, the Portuguese founded in 1792 the oldest engineering school of Latin America (the Real Academia de Artilharia, Fortificação e Desenho), as well as the oldest medical college of Asia ...

  8. Geography of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in continental Portugal and popular tourist winter destination The volcanic lake of Lagoa das Furnas, on the island of São Miguel. Portugal is located on the western coast of the Iberian Peninsula and plateau, that divides the inland Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. It is located on the ...

  9. São João da Madeira - Wikipedia

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    São João da Madeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ʒuˈɐ̃w dɐ mɐˈðɐjɾɐ] ⓘ), is a city and a municipality in northwestern region of the Portuguese Norte region. It's part of the larger Porto Metropolitan Area, located 30 km from central Porto.