Lisbon, May 11, 2025 (AFP) - Five things to know about Portugal

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2025-05-11

Portugal, a popular tourist destination and a European green energy champion, holds an early general election on May 18, 50 years on from the 1974 Carnation Revolution that toppled a decades-long right-wing dictatorship. Here are five things to know about the country: With 300 days of sunshine per year, Portugal keeps setting new records for the amount of foreign tourist arrivals it draws. The sector accounts for around 15 percent of the countr......

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