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PREC period	What period followed the Carnation Revolution?
changing to a system that is focused on exports, private investment and the development of the high-tech sector	Since the 90's, how has Portugal's economic development model been changing?
textiles, clothing, footwear and cork	What are the more traditional industries that have existed in Portugal?
cork	What is Portugal the world's leading producer of?
European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund	By what entities was the Portuguese economy bailed out?
2011	In what year was the economic bailout agreed to?
€78 billion	How much money was agreed to in the financial bailout?
May 2014	When did Portugal exit the bailout?
15.3 percent	By the time Portugal exited the bailout, to what percentage had the unemployment rate fallen?
small to medium-sized family-owned dispersed units	Upon what is Portuguese agriculture based?
Grupo RAR's Vitacress, Sovena, Lactogal, Vale da Rosa, Companhia das Lezírias and Valouro	What types of companies back more large scale, export-oriented agrobusinesses in Portugal?
tomatoes, citrus, green vegetables, rice, corn, barley, olives, oilseeds, nuts, cherries, bilberry, table grapes, edible mushrooms	What types of crops does Portugal produce?
dairy products, poultry and beef	What types of livestock products does Portugal produce?
Ramirez	Which company is the world's oldest canned fish producer?
Bom Petisco, Nero, Combate, Comur, General, Líder, Manná, Murtosa, Pescador, Pitéu, Tenório, Torreira and Vasco da Gama	What are the names of various companies that produce and export fish products?
fish	What food does Portugal have one of the highest rates of consumption of?
copper	What mineral is Portugal ranked as a leading European producer of?
tin, tungsten and uranium	What are three types of minerals Portugal is a notable producer of?
hydrocarbon	What type of exploration does Portugal lack the potential for?
north	In which region does Portugal have vast reserves of iron and coal?
1974 revolution and the consequent economic globalization	What event triggered a decrease in the extraction of Portugal's natural resources?
Volkswagen Autoeuropa and Peugeot Citroen	What automotive brands exist in Portugal?
Embraer and OGMA	What aerospace companies exist in Portugal?
Palmela	Where is Volkswagen Group's AutoEuropa assembly plant located?
Alverca, Covilhã, Évora, and Ponte de Sor	What are the main centers for the Portuguese aerospace industries?
Lisbon, Porto, Braga, Coimbra and Aveiro	Where are the main centers of the biotech and IT industries located?
increase	Portuguese tourist numbers are expected to do what in the future?
Eastern European destinations	With what area does Portugal compete with for tourists?
focus upon its niche attractions	How does Portugal compete with other areas for tourists?
health, nature and rural tourism	What attractions does Portugal have to offer tourists?
The Economist	What magazine described Portugal as "a new sick man of Europe?"
65%	Between 2002 and 2007, by what percentage did the rate of unemployment change?
10.2%	What percentage did the unemployment rate reach in December, 2009?
negative	In 2009, what rating did Standard & Poor's assign to Portugal's long-term credit assessment?
2011	In which year did Moody's downgrade Portugal's long-term credit assessment?
that the country would request financial assistance from the IMF and the European Financial Stability Facility	What did Prime Minister Jose Socrates announce on April 6, 2011?
third	How many times has Portugal requested external financial support?
Carnation's Revolution	What provoked the first request from Portugal for financial support?
financial weakness	For what reason did Moody's Investor Services downgrade nine Portuguese banks in 2011?
70.8	In 2005, how many public employees did Portugal have for every thousand inhabitants?
62.4	What was the average number of public employees per every thousand inhabitants for the European Union in 2005?
slow and inefficient	In comparison to EU and USA standards, how was Portugal's justice system regarded?
Italy	Which country had the slowest criminal justice system in Western Europe in 2005?
over 30	How many judges and prosecutors does Portugal have per 100,000 inhabitants?
Passos Coelho	Who was the Portugal Prime Minister in 2013?
significant government plan for the public sector, whereby 30,000 jobs will be cut and the number of weekly working hours will be increased from 35 to 40 hours	What did the Prime Minister announce during the first week of May in 2013?
austerity measures are necessary if Portugal seeks to avoid another monetary bailout grant	For what reason did Prime Minister Passos Coelho justify cutting 30000 jobs?
European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund	From which entities did Portugal seek a monetary bailout from?
66	To what age did Passos Coelho increase the retirement age?
pensions, unemployment benefits, health, education and science expenses	To what did Passos Coelho announce cuts to?
English	Which obligatory class was abolished from Basic Education?
social unrest and to confrontations between several institutions	What did the instituting of these policies lead to?
third quarter of 2014	Since when has the Portugal unemployment rate been in a falling trend?
17.7%	To what percentage did the unemployment rate peak at?
7.3%	In the second quarter of 2008, what was the Portuguese unemployment rate?
December 2009	By when did the Portuguese unemployment rate pass the 10% mark?
Lisbon, Algarve, Madeira, Porto and the city of Coimbra	What are the tourist hotspots in Portugal?
Fátima	Where do 4-5 million religious pilgrims visit in Portugal every year?
Blessed Virgin Mary to three shepherd children	What apparitions reportedly took place in 1917?
Douro Valley, the island of Porto Santo, and Alentejo	What tourist destinations are the Portuguese government continuing to promote and develop?
Lisbon	What is the 16th European city to attract the most tourists?
fast economic growth with increasing consumption and purchase of new automobiles	What prompted transportation improvements in Portugal in the 1970's?
new motorways	After joining the European Economic Community in the 90's, what did Portugal begin building?
68,732 km (42,708 mi)	How long is Portugal's total road network?
1944	In which year was the first motorway opened in Portugal?
89,015 km2 (34,369 sq mi)	How much land does the Continental Portugal cover?
four	How many national airports does Portugal have?
Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Beja	Near what cities are the Portuguese airports located?
geographical position	Why is Lisbon a popular stopover for many foreign airlines?
TAP Portugal	What is the primary flag-carrier in Portugal?
Spain	Into what country does Portugal's railway system expand?
Comboios de Portugal	What entity supports and administrates Portugal's railway system?
2,791 km (1,734 mi)	How long is the total railway system in Portugal?
1,430 km (889 mi)	How long is the amount of railway lines that are electrified?
900 km (559 mi)	How long is the amount of railway lines that permit speeds greater than 120 km/h?
Lisbon Metro and Metro Sul do Tejo in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area and Porto Metro in the Porto Metropolitan Area	What are the two subway systems in Portugal?
more than 35 km (22 mi)	How long are each of the subway systems?
Companhia de Carris de Ferro de Lisboa (Carris)	By what company have the Lisbon tram services been supplies by?
over a century	For how long has the Libon tram service existed?
R&D units belonging to public universities and state-managed autonomous research institutions	In what type of network are most scientific research studies conducted in Portugal?
INETI – Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação	What is one example of a state-managed autonomous research institution?
Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES)	By which ministry is authority granted for funding and managing Portugal's research system?
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência and the Champalimaud Foundation	What are two of the large non-state run research institutions in Portugal?
neuroscience and oncology research centre	What is the Champalimaud Foundation?
one of the highest monetary prizes of any science prize in the world	What does the Champalimaud Foundation award every year?
1779	In what year was the Sciences Academy of Lisbon founded?
Lisbon Oceanarium	What is the name of the largest European aquarium?
scientific and technological culture among the Portuguese population	What does the state agency Ciencia Viva promote?
Science Museum of the University of Coimbra, the National Museum of Natural History at the University of Lisbon, and the Visionarium	What are some examples of notable organizations focused on scientific exhibitions?
the emergence and growth of several science parks throughout the world	What was responsible for creating thousands of scientific, technological, and knowledge-based businesses?
Taguspark (in Oeiras), the Coimbra iParque (in Coimbra), the biocant (in Cantanhede), the Madeira Tecnopolo (in Funchal)	What are some examples of the science parks being built in Portugal?
take advantage of a variety of services ranging from financial and legal advice through to marketing and technological support	For what reason to companies locate in the Portuguese science parks?
wind and river power	What are the two most considerable sources of renewable energy in Portugal?
Moura, in the south	Where was Moura Photovoltaic Power Station located?
Norte region	Where was the Agucadoura Wave Farm located?
29%	By the end of 2006, what percentage of Portugal's energy production was from renewable sources?
Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN)	What is the name of Portugal's national energy transmission company?
uses sophisticated modeling to predict weather, especially wind patterns, and computer programs to calculate energy from the various renewable-energy plants	What does REN do?
hydropower plants on its rivers	Through what renewable resource had Portugal generated electricity before the solar/wind revolution?
wind-driven turbines	What is used to pump water uphill in Portugal?

PREC period

What period followed the Carnation Revolution?

changing to a system that is focused on exports, private investment and the development of the high-tech sector

Since the 90's, how has Portugal's economic development model been changing?

textiles, clothing, footwear and cork

What are the more traditional industries that have existed in Portugal?

cork

What is Portugal the world's leading producer of?

European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund

By what entities was the Portuguese economy bailed out?

2011

In what year was the economic bailout agreed to?

€78 billion

How much money was agreed to in the financial bailout?

May 2014

When did Portugal exit the bailout?

15.3 percent

By the time Portugal exited the bailout, to what percentage had the unemployment rate fallen?

small to medium-sized family-owned dispersed units

Upon what is Portuguese agriculture based?

Grupo RAR's Vitacress, Sovena, Lactogal, Vale da Rosa, Companhia das Lezírias and Valouro

What types of companies back more large scale, export-oriented agrobusinesses in Portugal?

tomatoes, citrus, green vegetables, rice, corn, barley, olives, oilseeds, nuts, cherries, bilberry, table grapes, edible mushrooms

What types of crops does Portugal produce?

dairy products, poultry and beef

What types of livestock products does Portugal produce?

Ramirez

Which company is the world's oldest canned fish producer?

Bom Petisco, Nero, Combate, Comur, General, Líder, Manná, Murtosa, Pescador, Pitéu, Tenório, Torreira and Vasco da Gama

What are the names of various companies that produce and export fish products?

fish

What food does Portugal have one of the highest rates of consumption of?

copper

What mineral is Portugal ranked as a leading European producer of?

tin, tungsten and uranium

What are three types of minerals Portugal is a notable producer of?

hydrocarbon

What type of exploration does Portugal lack the potential for?

north

In which region does Portugal have vast reserves of iron and coal?

1974 revolution and the consequent economic globalization

What event triggered a decrease in the extraction of Portugal's natural resources?

Volkswagen Autoeuropa and Peugeot Citroen

What automotive brands exist in Portugal?

Embraer and OGMA

What aerospace companies exist in Portugal?

Palmela

Where is Volkswagen Group's AutoEuropa assembly plant located?

Alverca, Covilhã, Évora, and Ponte de Sor

What are the main centers for the Portuguese aerospace industries?

Lisbon, Porto, Braga, Coimbra and Aveiro

Where are the main centers of the biotech and IT industries located?

increase

Portuguese tourist numbers are expected to do what in the future?

Eastern European destinations

With what area does Portugal compete with for tourists?

focus upon its niche attractions

How does Portugal compete with other areas for tourists?

health, nature and rural tourism

What attractions does Portugal have to offer tourists?

The Economist

What magazine described Portugal as "a new sick man of Europe?"

65%

Between 2002 and 2007, by what percentage did the rate of unemployment change?

10.2%

What percentage did the unemployment rate reach in December, 2009?

negative

In 2009, what rating did Standard & Poor's assign to Portugal's long-term credit assessment?

2011

In which year did Moody's downgrade Portugal's long-term credit assessment?

that the country would request financial assistance from the IMF and the European Financial Stability Facility

What did Prime Minister Jose Socrates announce on April 6, 2011?

third

How many times has Portugal requested external financial support?

Carnation's Revolution

What provoked the first request from Portugal for financial support?

financial weakness

For what reason did Moody's Investor Services downgrade nine Portuguese banks in 2011?

70.8

In 2005, how many public employees did Portugal have for every thousand inhabitants?

62.4

What was the average number of public employees per every thousand inhabitants for the European Union in 2005?

slow and inefficient

In comparison to EU and USA standards, how was Portugal's justice system regarded?

Italy

Which country had the slowest criminal justice system in Western Europe in 2005?

over 30

How many judges and prosecutors does Portugal have per 100,000 inhabitants?

Passos Coelho

Who was the Portugal Prime Minister in 2013?

significant government plan for the public sector, whereby 30,000 jobs will be cut and the number of weekly working hours will be increased from 35 to 40 hours

What did the Prime Minister announce during the first week of May in 2013?

austerity measures are necessary if Portugal seeks to avoid another monetary bailout grant

For what reason did Prime Minister Passos Coelho justify cutting 30000 jobs?

European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund

From which entities did Portugal seek a monetary bailout from?

66

To what age did Passos Coelho increase the retirement age?

pensions, unemployment benefits, health, education and science expenses

To what did Passos Coelho announce cuts to?

English

Which obligatory class was abolished from Basic Education?

social unrest and to confrontations between several institutions

What did the instituting of these policies lead to?

third quarter of 2014

Since when has the Portugal unemployment rate been in a falling trend?

17.7%

To what percentage did the unemployment rate peak at?

7.3%

In the second quarter of 2008, what was the Portuguese unemployment rate?

December 2009

By when did the Portuguese unemployment rate pass the 10% mark?

Lisbon, Algarve, Madeira, Porto and the city of Coimbra

What are the tourist hotspots in Portugal?

Fátima

Where do 4-5 million religious pilgrims visit in Portugal every year?

Blessed Virgin Mary to three shepherd children

What apparitions reportedly took place in 1917?

Douro Valley, the island of Porto Santo, and Alentejo

What tourist destinations are the Portuguese government continuing to promote and develop?

Lisbon

What is the 16th European city to attract the most tourists?

fast economic growth with increasing consumption and purchase of new automobiles

What prompted transportation improvements in Portugal in the 1970's?

new motorways

After joining the European Economic Community in the 90's, what did Portugal begin building?

68,732 km (42,708 mi)

How long is Portugal's total road network?

1944

In which year was the first motorway opened in Portugal?

89,015 km2 (34,369 sq mi)

How much land does the Continental Portugal cover?

four

How many national airports does Portugal have?

Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Beja

Near what cities are the Portuguese airports located?

geographical position

Why is Lisbon a popular stopover for many foreign airlines?

TAP Portugal

What is the primary flag-carrier in Portugal?

Spain

Into what country does Portugal's railway system expand?

Comboios de Portugal

What entity supports and administrates Portugal's railway system?

2,791 km (1,734 mi)

How long is the total railway system in Portugal?

1,430 km (889 mi)

How long is the amount of railway lines that are electrified?

900 km (559 mi)

How long is the amount of railway lines that permit speeds greater than 120 km/h?

Lisbon Metro and Metro Sul do Tejo in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area and Porto Metro in the Porto Metropolitan Area

What are the two subway systems in Portugal?

more than 35 km (22 mi)

How long are each of the subway systems?

Companhia de Carris de Ferro de Lisboa (Carris)

By what company have the Lisbon tram services been supplies by?

over a century

For how long has the Libon tram service existed?

R&D units belonging to public universities and state-managed autonomous research institutions

In what type of network are most scientific research studies conducted in Portugal?

INETI – Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação

What is one example of a state-managed autonomous research institution?

Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES)

By which ministry is authority granted for funding and managing Portugal's research system?

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência and the Champalimaud Foundation

What are two of the large non-state run research institutions in Portugal?

neuroscience and oncology research centre

What is the Champalimaud Foundation?

one of the highest monetary prizes of any science prize in the world

What does the Champalimaud Foundation award every year?

1779

In what year was the Sciences Academy of Lisbon founded?

Lisbon Oceanarium

What is the name of the largest European aquarium?

scientific and technological culture among the Portuguese population

What does the state agency Ciencia Viva promote?

Science Museum of the University of Coimbra, the National Museum of Natural History at the University of Lisbon, and the Visionarium

What are some examples of notable organizations focused on scientific exhibitions?

the emergence and growth of several science parks throughout the world

What was responsible for creating thousands of scientific, technological, and knowledge-based businesses?

Taguspark (in Oeiras), the Coimbra iParque (in Coimbra), the biocant (in Cantanhede), the Madeira Tecnopolo (in Funchal)

What are some examples of the science parks being built in Portugal?

take advantage of a variety of services ranging from financial and legal advice through to marketing and technological support

For what reason to companies locate in the Portuguese science parks?

wind and river power

What are the two most considerable sources of renewable energy in Portugal?

Moura, in the south

Where was Moura Photovoltaic Power Station located?

Norte region

Where was the Agucadoura Wave Farm located?

29%

By the end of 2006, what percentage of Portugal's energy production was from renewable sources?

Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN)

What is the name of Portugal's national energy transmission company?

uses sophisticated modeling to predict weather, especially wind patterns, and computer programs to calculate energy from the various renewable-energy plants

What does REN do?

hydropower plants on its rivers

Through what renewable resource had Portugal generated electricity before the solar/wind revolution?

wind-driven turbines

What is used to pump water uphill in Portugal?