Portugal : In News
Violent weather from Storm Claudia killed three people and injured dozens in Portugal.
- It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, located on the Iberian Peninsula.
- It shares land border with Spain (north and east).
- It is bounded by the North Atlantic Ocean to the south and west.
- It also administers two autonomous regions: the Madeira and Azores archipelagos, located in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Capital city: Lisbon
- Its climate is very much like that of most Mediterranean countries. This means it’s hot in the summer and temperate in the winter.
- The Tagus River, flowing west into the Atlantic ocean, divides Portugal into mountainous northern regions and rolling plains in the south.
- Highest Point: Ponta do Pico (Pico Alto), located in the Azores.
- It mainly consists of iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum.
