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Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, bordering Spain. It has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean which has influenced its culture, including traditional seafood dishes and architecture from its period as a maritime empire. The majority religion is Roman Catholic. Portugal has a diversified economy and was significantly impacted by the European sovereign debt crisis but has since recovered. It has numerous UNESCO World Heritage sites reflecting its cultural and natural heritage. As a member of the EU, Portugal has taken in refugees from conflicts such as the Syrian civil war and faced challenges during the European migration crisis of 2015-ongoing.

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Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, bordering Spain. It has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean which has influenced its culture, including traditional seafood dishes and architecture from its period as a maritime empire. The majority religion is Roman Catholic. Portugal has a diversified economy and was significantly impacted by the European sovereign debt crisis but has since recovered. It has numerous UNESCO World Heritage sites reflecting its cultural and natural heritage. As a member of the EU, Portugal has taken in refugees from conflicts such as the Syrian civil war and faced challenges during the European migration crisis of 2015-ongoing.

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SIMUN

UNESCO: UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and


Cultural Organization) is responsible for coordinating international
cooperation in education, science, culture and communication. It
strengthens the ties between nations and societies, and mobilizes the wider
public so that each child and citizen:

COUNTRY PROFILE: Portugal

Portugal is a southern European country on the


Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain. Its location on the
Atlantic Ocean has influenced many aspects of its culture:
salt cod and grilled sardines are national dishes, the
Algarve's beaches are a major destination and much of
the nation’s architecture dates to the 1500s–1800s, when
Portugal had a powerful maritime empire.
Capital: Lisbon

Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the


North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Geographical coordinates: 39.3999° N, 8.2245° W
Area: total: 92,090 sq km

Land: 91,470 sq km

Water: 620 sq km

Note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands


Climate: maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north,
warmer and drier in south. This entry includes a brief
description of typical weather regimes throughout the year
Majority and minority religion:
81.0% Roman Catholic

3.3% other Christians

0.6% other religion

6.8% no religion

8.3% undeclared
Government:

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Country name: conventional long form: Portuguese


Republic
conventional short form: Portugal
local long form: Republica Portuguesa
local short form: Portugal
President:
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Economy - overview: Portugal has become a diversified
and increasingly service-based economy since joining the
European Community - the EU's predecessor - in 1986.
Over the following two decades, successive governments
privatized many state-controlled firms and liberalized key
areas of the economy, including the financial and
telecommunications sectors. The country joined the
Economic and Monetary Union in 1999 and began
circulating the euro on 1 January 2002 along with 11 other
EU members.
The economy grew by more than the EU average for
much of the 1990s, but the rate of growth slowed in 2001-
08. The economy contracted in 2009, and fell again from
2011 to 2013, as the government implemented spending
cuts and tax increases to comply with conditions of an EU-
IMF financial rescue package, signed in May 2011.
Portugal successfully exited its EU-IMF program in May
2014. A modest recovery gathered steam in 2015 due to
strong export performance and a rebound in private
consumption. GDP strengthened in the last two quarters of
2016 and reached 2.5% growth in 2017. Unemployment
remained high, at 9.7% in 2017, but has improved steadily
since peaking at 18% in 2013.

The center-left minority Socialist government has


unwound some unpopular austerity measures while
managing to remain within most EU fiscal targets. The
budget deficit fell from 11.2% of GDP in 2010 to 1.8% in
2017, the country’s lowest since democracy was restored
in 1974, and surpassing the EU and IMF projections of
3%. Portugal exited the EU’s excessive deficit procedure
in mid-2017.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$311.3 billion (2017 est.)
$303.8 billion (2016 est.)
$299.6 billion (2015 est.)
UNESCO world heritage sites in Portugal:
Cultural [14]:
 Alto Douro Wine Region (2001)
 Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroism in the
Azores (1983)
 Convent of Christ in Tomar (1983)
 Cultural Landscape of Sintra (1995)
 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its
Fortifications (2012)
 Historic Centre of Évora (1986)
 Historic Centre of Guimarães (2001)
 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery
of Serra do Pilar (1996)
 Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture (2004)
 Monastery of Alcobaça (1989)
 Monastery of Batalha (1983)
 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in
Lisbon (1983)
 Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega
Verde (1998,2010)
 University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia (2013)

Natural (1)
 Laurisilva of Madeira (1999

REPRESENTATIVE OF PORTUGAL IN UNESCO:


H. E. Mr António Nóvoa
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate

AGENDA:
1. MINORITY PROBLEMS AND SECURITY:
Air and water pollution are significant environmental
problems especially in Portugal's urban centers. Industrial
pollutants include nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxides, and
carbon emissions. In 1996, industrial carbon dioxide
emissions totaled 47.9 million metric tons. The nation's
water supply, especially in coastal areas, is threatened by
pollutants from the oil and cellulose industries. Portugal
has 37 cubic kilometers of renewable water, of which 53%
is used to support farming and 40% is for industrial
activity. In total, the nation's cities produce an average of
2.6 million tons of solid waste. The nation's wildlife and
agricultural activities are threatened by erosion and
desertification of the land.
The principal environmental agencies in Portugal include
the Ministry of Quality of Life and the Office of the
Secretary of State for the Environment. The nation's
basic environmental legislation dates from 1976. In 2001,
13 of Portugal's mammal species and 7 of its bird species
were endangered, as well as 186 plant species.
Endangered species in Portugal include the Spanish Lynx,
rosalia, Mediterranean monk seal, and Spanish imperial
eagle. The São Miguel bullfinch and three species
of turtle (green sea, hawksbill, and leatherback) were
endangered in the Azores. The Mediterranean monk seal
and four species of turtle (green sea, hawksbill, Kemp's
ridley, and leatherback) were endangered in Madeira.
2.syrian civil war:
Portugal to Syrians: Come West
Portugal hopes its welcome for refugees will save Europe,
if they can be persuaded to come.

Portugal’s government decided to accept refuges from


Syria to prevent death of people
3. European migrate crisis:
period The European migrant crisis, or
the European refugee crisis,is a term given to a
beginning in 2015[10] when rising numbers of people
arrived in the European Union (EU), travelling across
the Mediterranean Sea or overland through Southeast
Europe. These people included asylum seekers, but also
others, such as economic migrants[11] and some hostile
agents, including Islamic State militants disguised as
refugees or migrants

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