Q: What country is Portugal in?
A: Portugal is located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
Q: What countries does Portugal border?
A: Portugal is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south, and by Spain to the north and east.
Q: When did Portugal become a member of the European Union?
A: Portugal has been a member of the European Union since 1986.
Q: How long was Estado Novo in power?
A: The dictatorship of Estado Novo lasted from 1926 until 1974.
Q: What ended Estado Novo's rule?
A: The Portuguese dictatorship was ended by a peaceful revolution called Carnation Revolution.
Q: What empire did Portugal have?
A: Portugal once had an empire called the Portuguese Empire which existed between 1500s–1800s. It included Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, East Timore, São Tomé and Príncipe, Portuguese Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and even Macau in China (until 2002).
Q: Why is Portugal sometimes overlooked as a holiday destination?
A: Despite being a popular holiday destination, it can often be overlooked in favour of larger countries like France, Spain and Italy.