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Bank Holidays in Portugal for 2008, 2009, 2010

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (Rep̼blica Portuguesa), is a country in southwestern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. The westernmost country of mainland Europe, Portugal is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. Also as a part of Portugal are Madeira and the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores. Government РParliamentary republic.

Lisbon – capital and largest city. Official languages – Portuguese. Trade organisations – EU, WTO and OECD.

Human Development Index 2007/2008 rankings for Portugal is 0.897 (29th, high) in High Human Development countries. Currency – Euro (€) (EUR). 1 Euro = 100 eurocent. Fiscal year – Calendar year. Gini coefficient – 38.5%. Inflation rate – 2.3%. from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Main industries – wood pulp, paper, and cork; oil refining; metals and metalworking; chemicals; rubber and plastic products; electronics and communications equipment; ceramics; tourism; wine; textiles and footwear; fish canning; rail transportation equipment; aerospace equipment; ship construction and refurbishment.

Time zone: WET. Summer (DST) – WEST (UTC0). Holidays, that fall on a Sunday or Saturday are not observed on the following Monday.

* – It isn't a public holiday, but it's the day before long Friday, a lot of people people has their workday shortened.