Portugal
Portugal Portugal / country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the most western country in Europe, and the Atlantic Ocean is bordered to the west and south, and Spain to the north and east. The Azores archipelago and Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean are also part of Portugal. The land within the present-day borders of Portugal has continuously settled since prehistoric times. In 29 BC the country inhabited the Galicians and the Lusitans when it was incorporated into the Roman Empire as the Province of Lusitania and part of the Province of Galicia. Roman settlers strongly influenced Portuguese culture, especially the Portuguese language, most of which is derived from Latin. In the fifth century after the fall of the Roman Empire, the region was subjected to several Germanic peoples, most notably the Suebs and the Visigoths. In the early eighth century, Muslims conquered these Germanic kingdoms and took control of most of the Iberi...