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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Portugal in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on this
page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular interest to
you. You might be interested in
exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and per-capita GDP,
for example. Perhaps your paper could
focus on life expectancy or infant mortality.
Other factors of interest might be unemployment, literacy, access to
basic services, etc. On the other
hand, you might choose to include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty
such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** Portugal faces the
impact of climate change, including more intense extreme weather events like
heatwaves, droughts, and flooding. These events affect the population,
agriculture, and the economy. Observational evidence suggests that heatwaves
are occurring more frequently across the Iberian Peninsula, affecting both
Portugal and Spain. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Portugal U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html [accessed 16
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/portugal/ [accessed 7January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - suffered
recurring economic crises during most of the 20th century beginning a transformation
towards a more liberal economic order, taking advantage of its rich natural
resources, highly literate population, export-orientation, and diversified
industry GDP - per capita (PPP): $30,500 (2017 est.) Labor force - by
occupation: agriculture: 8.6% industry: 23.9% services: 67.5% (2014 est.) Unemployment rate: 8.9% (2017 est.) Population below
poverty line: 19% (2015 est.) Maternal mortality
rate: 8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant mortality
rate: total: 2.6 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at
birth: total population: 81.1 years Drinking water
source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 5.12 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation facility
access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity access:
electrification - total population: 100%
(2016) The
Borgen Project - Portugal borgenproject.org/category/portugal/ [accessed 1 March 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Coldfront: Energy Poverty In Portugal borgenproject.org/energy-poverty-in-portugal/ ~
8 Facts About Healthcare In Portugal borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-portugal/ ~
8 Facts About Homelessness In Portugal borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-portugal/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Living Conditions In Portugal borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-portugal/ ~
10 Facts About Sustainability In Portugal borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-sustainability-in-portugal/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Poverty In Portugal borgenproject.org/poverty-in-portugal/ ~
Common Diseases In Portugal borgenproject.org/common-diseases-in-portugal/ ~
Initiatives On Water Quality In Portugal borgenproject.org/water-quality-in-portugal-initiatives/ ~
10 Facts About Portugal Refugees borgenproject.org/10-facts-portugal-refugees/ The
World Bank in Portugal www.worldbank.org/en/country/portugal/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] Portugal
supports international efforts to promote human and economic development,
reduce poverty, and boost shared prosperity around the world. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Portugal-ECONOMY.html [accessed 7 January 2021] Manufacturing
and construction together accounted for 29% of Portugal's GDP in 2001. The
largest industries are clothing, textiles, footwear, and food processing,
wood pulp, paper, and cork; metal working; oil refining; chemicals; fish
canning; wine and tourism. Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
employed 12.5% of the work force in 2000 (down from 26.2% in 1971) but
contributed about 4% of the GDP. The percent of the labor force in services
rose from 39% in 1971 to 52.4% in 2000, accounting for about 65% of GDP. Traditionally,
productivity has been hampered by low investment and a lack of machinery and
fertilizers. All
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