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Portugal

Capital: Lisbon

  • Cabo da Roca, near Sintra, is the westernmost point of mainland Portugal and of continental Europe, a cliff headland facing the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Azulejos, painted ceramic tiles, have decorated Portuguese buildings since the 1500s. The National Museum of the Azulejo in Lisbon displays them.
  • Portuguese has about 250 million first-language speakers, and is ranked the fifth most spoken native language in the world.
  • The Cultural Landscape of Sintra was listed by UNESCO in 1995. Its Pena Palace mixes Neo-Manueline and Neo-Islamic styles.

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