Interesting Facts about Portugal

Interesting Facts about Portugal:

• Portugal could become the world's 10th largest tourism market by 2020, attracting almost quadruple the current number of tourists, according to the World Tourism Organization. Wine tourism is growing at a strong 7 to 12 per cent a year in Europe, and Portugal is one of the main destinations. Portugal’s annual income from the golf industry represents 1.25 per cent of national income and 14 per cent of all income from tourism.

• In relative terms, Portugal invests more than the EU average in education; the average ratio of one teacher to every nine students is one of the highest in the world. Portugal ranks as number one among the advanced industrialized nations in the number of Internet subscribers per capita.

• Portugal had the second highest GDP growth rates in Europe over the last 40 years.