Post by Republica Portuguesa on Jul 12, 2006 23:16:45 GMT -5
Background: Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil as a colony. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy, replacing it with a new Presidential Styled Leadership.
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain.
Climate: Maritime temperate; Cool and Rainy in the North, Warmer and Drier in the South.
Terrain: Mountainous to the North of the Tagus River, Rolling Plains in the South.
Natural Resources: Fish, Forests (Cork), Iron ore, Copper, Zinc, Tin, Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Uranium ( No use, of course ), Marble, Clay, Gypsum, Salt, Arable land, Hydropower ( No use, unless you count those weird fisherie things... ).
Population:
Total:
Mainland: 6,069,900
Colonial: 5,040,500
Nationality:
Noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
Adjective: Portuguese
Ethnic Groups: Portuguese ( Majority ), Basque ( Minority ), Black African ( Minority ), Mediterrenean ( Minority ).
Religions:
Roman Catholic: Majority
Protestant: Minority
Unaffiliated None
Languages:
Portuguese: Official
Mirandese: Official, more 'Locally' spoken.
Government Type: Presidential Dictatorship/Democracy
Colonies: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe, Timor Leste, Macau.
Capitol: Lisbon
National Animal:
National Anthem:
OOC - For the most part, all important info is completed. I need to re-do my Military page, so ignore the numbers I have got up. Anyways, bahahaha.
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain.
Climate: Maritime temperate; Cool and Rainy in the North, Warmer and Drier in the South.
Terrain: Mountainous to the North of the Tagus River, Rolling Plains in the South.
Natural Resources: Fish, Forests (Cork), Iron ore, Copper, Zinc, Tin, Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Uranium ( No use, of course ), Marble, Clay, Gypsum, Salt, Arable land, Hydropower ( No use, unless you count those weird fisherie things... ).
Population:
Total:
Mainland: 6,069,900
Colonial: 5,040,500
Nationality:
Noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
Adjective: Portuguese
Ethnic Groups: Portuguese ( Majority ), Basque ( Minority ), Black African ( Minority ), Mediterrenean ( Minority ).
Religions:
Roman Catholic: Majority
Protestant: Minority
Unaffiliated None
Languages:
Portuguese: Official
Mirandese: Official, more 'Locally' spoken.
Government Type: Presidential Dictatorship/Democracy
Colonies: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe, Timor Leste, Macau.
Capitol: Lisbon
National Animal:
National Anthem:
OOC - For the most part, all important info is completed. I need to re-do my Military page, so ignore the numbers I have got up. Anyways, bahahaha.