Portugal
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Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa; IPA: Template:IPA), is in southwestern Europe. On the Iberian Peninsula, it is the westernmost country of mainland Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are also part of Portugal.
The territory which forms the modern Portuguese Republic witnessed a constant flow of civilizations after prehistoric times. Early influences range from the Celtic inhabitants to the Roman and Germanic peoples who made an imprint on the country's culture, history, language and ethnic composition, as well as the Moorish who occupied several regions of current Portuguese territory from the 8th to the 13th century.
During the 15th and 16th centuries, with its global empire, it was one of the world's major economic, political, and cultural powers.
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