 |  FACTS: *population 10, 800,000 (2016) *slightly smaller in land area than Indiana *coastline 1,114 miles *capital is Lisbon *government is a constitutional republic *Portuguese is the 5th most popular language in the world *81% Roman Catholic *literacy 95.7% *labor force: 8% agriculture, 23% industry, 67% service *unemployment 11.3% (2014) *average monthly salary $1,000 *education is free and compulsory from ages 6-15 |
And, here's what our travelers are doing...
 Jackie enjoying a "light lunch". |  Dick and Janet taking a rest.  Roger's new cork hat from Sintra |
Photos and text for this posting from Lyn and Mel Whaley, Moe and Sid Caba, Nancy and Darryl Cernusak.
