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	Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Afonso I of Portugal Afonso I Henriques of Portugal (Coimbra.
		Afonso VI of Portugal Afonso VI (House of Braganza.
		Isabella of Portugal Isabella of Portugal (or Isabel in Lisbon.
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	Encyclopedia: Districts of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Portugal will be divided into two autonomous regions (regiões autónomas, singular - região autónoma): the Azores (Açores) and Madeira, greater metropolitan areas (grandes áreas metropolitanas, singular - grande área metropolitana), urban communities(comunidades urbanas, singular - comunidade urbana) and intermunicipal communities (comunidades intermunicipais, singular - comunidade intermunicipal).
		Since 1978, Portugal conceded political autonomy to its archipelagos (Madeira and Azores) due to the great distance from Lisbon.
		There was a substancial difference between the european provinces/regions and the overseas colonies (the so-called overseas provincies) Those regions/provinces were abolished and the districts became the 2nd level administrative regions with the Carnation Revolution of 1974.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Districts-of-Portugal (1495 words)

	Portugal -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Portugal is bordered by (A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power) Spain to the north and east and by the (The 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east) Atlantic Ocean to the west and south.
		Because (King of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598)) Philip II of Spain was the son of a Portuguese princess, the Spanish ruler became Philip I of Portugal in 1581.
		Portugal developed an increasingly service-based economy and it was one of the eleven founding countries of the Euro in 1999, with very restrictive criteria, and began circulating its new currency on January 1, 2002 along with 12 other EU members.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/portugal.htm (7247 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Portugal
		Portugal is situated on the west of the Iberian Peninsula, being bounded on the north and east by Spain and on the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean.
		The population of Portugal, according to the census of 1900, was 5,423,123, the greater portion (68 per cent) being rural.
		As a result of the encyclicals of Leo XIII on Christian democracy, the movement for the establishment of Catholic circles for workingmen was inaugurated in Portugal, and these mutual-aid societies existed in the principal centres of population, furnished education to the workmen and their children, and kept them together by conferences, concerts, and excursions.
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	Read about Portugal at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Portugal and learn about Portugal here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Philip II of Spain was the son of a Portuguese princess, the Spanish ruler became Philip I of Portugal in 1580.
		Historically, The 19th century was a failure to Portugal as it was for Spain and other countries in southern Europe, and in the end of that century, Portugal entered a serious economical and financial crisis, thus it turned to colonial expansion in Africa, careless of internal reforms.
		Portugal is one of the oldest countries in Europe, thus it has a strong and unique culture.
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	Concelho - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A concelho is the primary local administrative unit in Portugal (and other Lusophone countries).
		The elected bodies of a concelho are the Câmara Municipal and the Assembleia Municipal.
		In fact, the total number of official designated cities and towns in Portugal is approximately twice the number of concelhos.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Concelho (150 words)

	Chapter 18: Spain and Portugal, vol. 2
		Portugal was better situated to go its own way, bolstered by its tradition of independent monarchy and isolated by Castile from direct French assistance but also from the negative effects of French intervention.
		Portugal's anti-Bourbon allies failed to provide all the assistance promised, and peace was made on the basis of the status quo ante in 1713.
		In Portugal, as in Spain, the old regime still revealed a high degree of cohesiveness and general acceptance by the population at the end of the eighteenth century.
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	Portugal Online Research :: Information about Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south.
		Portugal considers Olivena (Olivenza in Spanish language, administrated by Spain) Portuguese territory De jure, based on agreements of both nations in the Congress of Vienna of 1815, but there are not strong diplomatic actions to take it back.
		Portugal is a country of exceptional cultural and economic potential but its high level of curruption (one of the highest in Europe) is a barrier to its development.
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		Albufeira is situated west of Faro delimited to the east by the “concelho” of Loulé; its capital, the town Albufeira, is situated on the coast.
		The “concelho” of Silves is situated west of Albufeira with its capital, the town of Silves, in the interior.
		Economic restructuring Agriculture transformations The economy of the two concelhos looked at was traditionally rural, based on agriculture and fishing activities with specific emphasis on traditional farming such as the growing of olivetrees, and corktrees, forestry in the mountains.
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	concelho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		A concelho is the primary local administrative unit in Portugal.
		According to figures from the Instituto Nacional de Estatística;, there are 308 concelhos.
		A concelho is does not necessarily correspond to a city (Portuguese: cidade) or town (Portuguese: vila).
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /concelho.html (124 words)

	Political divisions of Portugal explained (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The archipelago is closer to Africa then Europe.
		Madeira has a unique kind of forest (Floresta Laurissilva) know in Portugal as Pérola do Atântico (Pearl of the Atlantic) because of its natural beauty.
		Portugal, Political divisions of Category:Portugal de:Administrative Gliederung Portugals fr:Subdivisions du Portugal pt:Subdivisões de Portugal
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	ipedia.com: Political divisions of Portugal Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Azorian parliament is located in Horta -Fayal Island, being the political capital of the islands.
		Madeira has a unique kind of forest (Floresta Laurissilva), that is now protect by UNESCO has World Heritage.
		It is know in Portugal has Pérola do Atântico (Pearl of the Atlantic) because of its natural beauty.
	www.ipedia.com /political_divisions_of_portugal.html (1401 words)

	Alcobaça, Portugal
		In the month of March in 1147 the fledgling King, Dom Afonso Henriques, defeated the Moors by capturing the town of Santarém.
		Notably, in 1269 they were the first to give public lessons to their flock, and later they produced the authoritative history on Portugal in a series of books.
		Whatever the items remaining were then later stolen in 1834 during an anti-clerical riot and the extinction of religious Orders in Portugal.
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	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Proceedings of the 23rd European Meeting of Statisticians, Tecnopolo Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, August 13-18, 2001.
		Preprint, Department of Mathematics, Instituto Superior Tecnico, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal, 2001, revised 2004.
		Agrupamentos de concelhos de Portugal continental e sua caracterização (Groups of continental Portugal councils and its profiles).
	www.math.ist.utl.pt /cemat/gr3/home_gr3.htm (4497 words)

	PLD - Links
		Permanent Mission of Portugal to the UN / Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UN As condições de pagamento do seu cliente são INV/4M.
		Concelhos de Portugal - Um bom conselho para conhecer Portugal
		O que a CIA sabe (ou pensa que sabe...) sobre Portugal
	www.ata-divisions.org /PLD/pldlink.htm (1490 words)

	Bibliography (codes [qla] to [qzz]) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Article related with the flags of Ducht Eastern Islands principalities, flags captured in battles c.
		Bandeiras e Escudos de todos os Países do Mundo e concelhos de Portugal
		Edition (publisher: place): Museu República e Resistência: Lisboa (Portugal)
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