1、葡萄牙英文介紹精品文檔國旗國徽葡萄牙PortugalWithitsmildclimate,3000hoursofsunshineperyearand850kmsofsplendidbeachesbathedbytheAtlanticOcean,Portugalistheperfectholidaydestinationallyearround.ThisisacountrythathastheoldestbordersinEurope,withanexceptionalrangeofdifferentlandscapesjustashortdistanceaway,lotsofleisureac

2、tivitiesandauniqueculturalheritage,wheretraditionandmodernityblendtogetherinperfectharmony.Itssuperbcuisine,finewinesandhospitablepeoplemakethisatouristparadiseofthehighestquality.Situatedintheextremesouth-westofEurope,justafewhoursfromanyoftheotherEuropeancapitals,Portugalattractsvisitorsfromallove

3、rtheworld.收集于網絡,如有侵權請聯系治理員刪除精品文檔Comeanddiscoverthecharmsofthiscountrytoo.GEOGRAPHYPortugalissituatedatthesouth-westpointofEuropeandalsoincludestheMadeiraandAzoresarchipelagosintheAtlanticOcean.MainlandPortugaloccupiesanareaof88,889km2.Itis218kmwideand561kmlong.Ithas832kmofAtlanticcoastanda1,215kmbor

4、derwithSpain.TheAzoresaresituatedintheAtlanticOceanbetweenEuropeandNorthAmerica.Theyhaveanareaof2,355km2andconsistofnineislands-S?MiguelandSantaMariaintheEasternGroup,Terceira,Graciosa,S?Jorge,PicoandFaialintheCentralGroupandFloresandCorvointheWesternGroup.IttakesabouttwohourstogetfromtheAzorestomai

5、nlandPortugalbyplane.TheMadeiraArchipelagohasanareaof741km2andliesintheAtlanticOceanabout500kmfromtheAfricancoastand1,000kmfromtheEuropeancontinent(1?hoursflyingtimefromLisbon).ItconsistsoftheislandsofMadeiraandPortoSantoandtheuninhabitedDesertasandSelvagensislands,whicharenaturereserves.CLIMATEMain

6、landPortugalTheclimateinPortugalvariesconsiderablyfromoneregiontoanotherandisinfluencedbytherelief,latitudeandproximitytothesea,whichoffersmildwinters,especiallyintheAlgarve.InthePortoeNorteareaandBeirasregion,particularlyinland,nearerSpain,thewintersarecolder,althoughthetemperaturesarestillmildwhen

7、comparedtotherestofEurope.Thereissomesnowfall.ItoccursmostintheSerradaEstrelamountains,wherewefindthehighestpointinmainlandPortugal(1,991m)andwhereitissometimespossibletoski.Thesummersarehotanddry,especiallyintheinlandareas(Tr-os-Montesinnoirth-easternPortugalandAlentejo).Temperaturesareslightlylowe

8、rinthecoastalareas,becauseoftheinfluenceofthesea.Thereareoftenwarm,sunnydaysinautumn.NiceweatheratthebeginningofNovemberisoftencalledSt.MartinsSummerasthissaintsdayison11November.AzoresTheclimateintheAzoresisinfluencedbytheislandslatitudeandbytheGulfStream,andtemperaturesaremildthereallyearround.The

9、samefactorsalsoinfluencetheseatemperature,whichisverypleasantbothinwinterandsummerandidealfornauticalsportsallyearround.收集于網絡,如有侵權請聯系治理員刪除精品文檔MadeiraThesubtropicalcharacteristicsoftheweatherintheMadeiraArchipelagocanbeexplainedbyitsgeographicalpositionandmountainousrelief.TheclimateinMadeiraisexcept

10、ionallymild,withaveragetemperaturesvaryingbetween24cbinsummerand19Cinwinter.Theseatemperatureisalsoverypleasantallyearround,thankstotheinfluenceofthewarmGulfStream.Itvariesbetween18Cinwinterand22oCinsummer.POPULATIONPortugalhasapopulationofabout10million.ThepopulationdensityisatitsgreatestinLisbon,t

11、hecapitalanditssuburbs,whereabout1.9millionpeoplelive.ThesecondlargestcityinPortugalisOportointhenorth.Generallyspeaking,therearemorepeoplelivinginthecountryscoastalregionsthanintheinlandareas.LANGUAGEFromaLatinroot,Portugueseisspokenbyabout250millionpeopleineverycontinent,andisthe5thmostspokenlanguageintheworldandthe3rd,ifweonlyconsidertheEuropeanlanguages.ThePortuguese-speakingcountriesarescatteredallovertheworld.PortugueseisspokeninAfrica(Angola,CapeVerde,Guinea-Bissau,MozambiqueandS?TomeePrncipe),inSouthAmerica(Brazil)andinAsia,(EastTimor,theyoungestn