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260

Portuguese is the fourth most spoken language in the world, spoken by around 260 million people.

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Porto

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Anthony Bourdain in Porto

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30%

3,877 researchers in health and medical sciences in the North of Portugal: 30% of the country's total

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60%

60% of Portuguese people speak, at least, one foreign language

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55%

The bus network is the largest in the world with WIFI, running mostly (55%) on natural gas.

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Porto

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Young professionals are moving to Lisbon

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Bruno Wohlschlegel

General Manager at Merck

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Lisboa

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Chitra Stern

Entrepreneur, Real-estate and hotel developer

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Lisboa

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Federico Castillo

Finance Director at Sociedade Central de Cervejas e Bebidas

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1st

1st most peaceful country in the European Union

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Portugal

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15 km

The privileged location of the Porto airport, just 15 km away from the city centre.

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Portugal is the World's Leading Destination

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57

57 public and private institutions of R&D in health sciences in Porto Metropolitan Area

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220

In Porto, there are 220 sunny days per year.

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2.9%

Portuguese GDP had a 2.9% increase in the second quarter of 2017

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Portugal

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Best countries in Europe

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7th

7th in the telecommunications / technology sector

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Lisboa

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12th

The Portuguese health system has reached the 12th position (out of 191 countries)

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Portugal

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186

Higher education courses in English

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Porto

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The best restaurant in the world

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25º

Climate: maritime temperate with a mild summer and temperatures from 15 ºC to 25 ºC

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Portugal is the World's Best Golf Destination

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Portugal

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Frédéric Denecker

Principal Programme Management Officer at EMCDDA

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1st

Portugal is ranked 1st in the world in terms of children health and well-being

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1st

Portugal is the largest producer of cork in the world.

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Portugal

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George Sandeman

Executive Board Member at Sogrape Vinhos

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5th

The Portuguese passport is the 5th most powerful in the world

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Portugal

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14th

Euro Health Consumer Index 2016 confirms the good performance of the Portuguese health system, with a 14th place (among 35 countries).

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Portugal

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5th

Best place to live in the world

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Portugal

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Luigi Tomba

CFO at Novartis

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1st

Portugal ranks 1st in trading across borders, in a ranking of 190 countries.

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Portugal

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Jason Nadal

Director of Innovation at Microsoft

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Portugal won some of the world’s top political posts

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69

69 R&D centres which employ 10,245 people

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12%

12% of university students in Portugal come from abroad

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Porto

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Madonna moves to Portugal

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3

3x World´s Best Golf Destination

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Portugal

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1

Madeira is the World's Leading Island Destination

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Madeira

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Lisbon is the World's Leading City Break Destination

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Lisbon

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1.20 €

A single subway ticket costs 1.20€ or 1.55€.

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Porto

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European Best Destination

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5th

Portugal ranks 5th in tolerance towards minorities

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971 €

Average price for the acquisition of residence in Porto Metropolitan Area: 971 € per sqm.

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7.7

Daily average of 7.7 hours of sunlight

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8th

Portugal ranks 8th in the list of countries with best quality of roads

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6.5€

Average price for residential leases is €6,50 per sqm (data for 2016).

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