10 Interesting Facts About Portugal.

The Vasco da Gama is the longest bridge on the European continent. It expands up to 10.5 miles.

In 1755, Lisbon was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, it was followed by a tsunami and an outbreak of fires. At least 85% of buildings in Lisbon was destroyed and there was up to 275,000 fatalities within the city.

Portugal is the oldest country in Europe.

The Portuguese language is official in 9 countries, such as Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Principe, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and of course Portugal.
Portuguese is ranked as the 6th most spoken language in the World.

Portugal is one of the World's top surf spots. The country's coastline spans 497 miles. I recommend the experienced surfers to come surf in Portugal between November and February because this is when the waves are biggest.

Portugal has 15 World Heritage Sites, it's ranked at 8th in Europe for number of Sites and 17th in the World.

Portugal is the World leader in production of renewable energy. This country gains 70% of it's energy supply through hydro, wind and solar power.

Portugal has the EU's lowest fertility rate with 82,367 babies born in 2014 compared to 819,300 babies born in France(highest fertility rate in EU) in 2014.

Portugal has the most advanced ATM system in the World, with more than 60 operations possible through the system.

Portuguese people were a main factor to the "Age of Exploration". They discovered unknown lands to the Europeans in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania.