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Airports in Portugal |
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Situated in Southwestern Europe, Portugal or the Portuguese Republic (as it is officially known)
is a country on the Iberian peninsula and is the westernmost country of mainland Europe. Portugal has got a unique geographical location and shares its borders with Spain in North and East. On its West and South is the Atlantic Ocean. Azores and Madeira, major Atlantic archipelagos are also part of Portugal. Since 1986, Portugal has gone through modernization several times and now the country has got a stable environment and a healthy economy. Thanks to former and present ruling government, reforms have been made in Portugal seriously and privatization of several state-owned firms was one of the major part of the reformation in Portugal. At present Portugal is one of the most economically strong countries in Southern Europe and the country has got several large and medium scale industries that contribute largely in its economy.
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The stable economy of Europe is mainly based on industries like oil refineries, automotive, cement production, pulp and paper industry, textile, footwear, furniture and cork. Portugal is world's leading producer of cork. Agriculture and port wine manufacturing also contribute to so some extent to the economy.
| The tourism industry of Portugal is also a major contributing sector to the economy of Portugal. The country has also got a very well-developed transport network that connects it with other parts of the world and also helps immensely in tourism, trading and business activities of the country. The country has got all kind of transport facilities like rail, road, water and airways. Portugal has got a busy airlines operation network and is served by several domestic and international airlines. There are several airports in Portugal that are served by these airlines. Everyday large number of aircrafts operated by several domestic and international airlines are operated in the airports in Portugal and thousands of people arrive and depart from the airports in Portugal.
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