Portugal
How does Portugal relate to other countries?
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Portugal is located west of Spain on the southwestern European coast.
| Culture: | Art, music, theater, and literature; love of food with festivals celebrating food |
| Language: | Portuguese is the official language of Portugal. |
| History: | Portugal is the oldest nation-state in Europe. It shares the world's oldest active military with UK. |
| Government: | Parliamentary democracy |
| Religion: | Over 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. |
| Land: | It is located west of Spain. It borders Spain and the Atlantic Ocean. The Portuguese nation has occupied the same territory since the Roman era. |
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What is Portugal's relationship with the world?
Like Japan, Portugal is a member of the United Nations. Portugal is also a founding member of NATO, which stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization--an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 North American and European countries. In this agreement, if one country is threatened by another country, the countries in this alliance will defend the threatened country. Portugal has good relations with most countries in the world. For example, Portugal and Brazil have a strong alliance and a dual citizenship program. However, there are still some unresolved disputes between Spain and Portugal about land. Over the years, Portugal has needed some economic support from countries that are its allies. Portugal relies on these good relationships with other countries for both foreign aid and financial support. 
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