Ein leerer Strand, der von steilen Felsklippen begrenzt wird. Der Praia da Bordeira. Foto: Unsplash/Jojo Franke.
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Praia da Bordeira

Portugal

Science in Portugal

The first school of navigation: who could have founded it better than a Portuguese who would later go down in history with the fitting name of Henry the Navigator? The location, Cape Säo Vincente on the south-western tip of the European mainland, was also ideally suited as a starting point for the numerous famous voyages of discovery in the 15th century. Vasco da Gama found the sea route to India and Magellan from here.

The Facts

Population 10,525,000 [1]
Area 91,606 km² [2]
Gross domestic product per capita in US-Dollar 27,880.0 [3]
Public expenditure on education (share of GDP) 5.0 % [4]
Share of female researchers 43.7 %
Universities 109
Universities per 1 million inhabitants 10.60
Students 368,181
Expenditure on Research and Development (share of GDP) 1.3 (share of GDP) [5]

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