Country Profiles: Portugal

Portuguese Republic -- Republica Portuguesa

Goverment-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information

• Portugal Country Page Library of Congress
• Statistics on Portugal: CIA World Factbook
• US Embassy in Lisbon
• Presidência de República de Portuguesa official site of the President (in Portuguese)

International Organizations and Development Programs

• U.N. Mission of Portugal Country page contains U.N. related info, as well as other links about the country
• Portugal and the IMF The IMF's Portugal Country Page with links to articles

Internet Resources: General

• History of Portugal: Primary Documents BYU site to historical documents
• WESS Web: Western European Specialists Section hosted by the University of Virginia library
• Iberian Studies: UCLA Library Collections and Internet Resources
• Medieval and Renaisance: UCLA Library Collections and Internet Resources

Internet Resources: Culture, Literature and Language

• Portuguese Literature A WESS collection of Portuguese literature links

Online News Sites and Servers

• Público Daily Portuguese newspaper from Lisbon
• Jornal de Notícias Daily Portuguese newspaper
• The Portugal News
• Web Radio International hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Portuguese Language Study

• Programs offered through the UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Academic and Fellowship Information

• Libraries Links to city and university libraries in Portugal
• Academic sites Links to universities in Portugal
• USIA Fulbright Program Information on fellowships for post baccalaureate and postdoctoral research abroad and other programs
• SSRC/ACLS International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships: support for dissertation research in humanities and social sciences in all areas and regions of the world
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships For dissertation research in humanities and social sciences
• UC Berkeley Center for German and European Studies Fellowships for dissertation research, predissertation research travel, and UC faculty research
• Columbia University's Council for European Studies has information about pre-dissertation research fellowships and dissertation completion fellowships

The Republic of Portugal is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe; it is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south.