Portugal Case Study.

Portugal Case Study

Introduction

Foreign exchange receipts from tourism, amounting to more than 8 per cent of GDP in 1994, help to compensate for Portugal’s trade deficit. There were some 21.7 million visitors to Portugal in 1994. In 1994 Portugal earned around US$4,100 million from tourism.

Physical Features

Portugal, republic in south-western Europe and is situated in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula it is bordered on the north and east by Spain and on the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean. The Azores and Madeira Islands in the Atlantic are considered integral parts of the republic. The total area of metropolitan Portugal, including the Azores (2,335 sq km/902 sq mi) and the Madeira Islands (796 sq km/307 sq mi), is 92,345 sq km (35,655 sq mi). Portugal owned the last European colony in the Far East, Macau (Macao), for 442 years, but the territory was handed over to China in December 1999. The capital of Portugal is Lisbon. (Lisboa)

Climate

The climate varies according to altitude, and high temperatures occur only in the comparatively low regions of the south. The mean annual temperature north of the River Douro is about 10° C (50° F); between the Tagus and Douro, about 15.6° C (60° F); and in the valley of the Guadiana, about 18.3° C (65° F). Rainfall is heavy, particularly in the north, but there is virtually none in July and August throughout the country.

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