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Portugal's capital is Lisbon.

During the 1400s and 1500s, Portugal was one of the world's economic, political and cultural centers, with colonies in South America, Africa and Asia and with several famous explorers such as Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama, Pedro Álvares Cabral and Magellan. As a result of war with Spain in the 17th century and with both Spain and France in the 19th century, Portugal gradually lost its colonies and influence. After domestic political conflicts and colonial wars in the 1900s, the last colonies gained autonomy in the 1970s, with the exception of Macau who was returned to China in 1999. As a result of Portugal's previously extensive colonies, Portuguese is the sixth largest language in the world. Only a minority of Portuguese speakers live in Portugal.

Portugal's current borders have been largely stable since the middle of the 13th century, but since then they have been in union with Spain (1580-1640) and were also invaded by Napoleon Bonaparte's troops in the early 1800s, which led to the capital of the Portuguese Empire had to be moved to Brazil in 1808-1821. Portugal participated in the First World War on the Allies' side [3], but remained neutral during the Second World War. After a military coup in 1926, the country became an authoritarian military dictatorship until 1974, when a bloody revolution led to the current democratic form of government.

Portugal has been a member of the European Union since 1986 and is one of the nations that founded the military alliance NATO in 1949.

Portugal is one of Europe's hottest countries. In continental Portugal, the annual average temperature is about 15 degrees Celsius in the north and 18 in the south. In spring and summer it is often sunny and temperatures in July and August are between 35 and 40 degrees inland and 30-35 in the north. The temperature can also reach 45 degrees in the southern part of the country.

Autumn and winter are usually rainy and windy, although sunny days also occur. The temperature does not often fall below 5 degrees. The average is 10 degrees, but further inland the temperature can be below zero degrees.

Snow is common in mountainous areas in the north, especially in Serra da Estrela.

Portugal has a Mediterranean climate, especially in the Algarve and Alentejo, although the coast is technically Atlantic.