Lisbon | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-14

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Lisbon


00:03:23 1 Etymology
00:04:47 2 History
00:04:56 2.1 Pre-Roman
00:06:44 2.2 Roman era
00:10:34 2.3 Middle Ages
00:13:48 2.4 Early Modern
00:18:01 2.5 Late modern and contemporary
00:23:10 3 Geography
00:23:19 3.1 Physical geography
00:24:32 3.2 Climate
00:26:52 3.3 Civil parishes
00:27:15 3.4 Bairros
00:27:48 3.4.1 Alcântara
00:28:56 3.4.2 Alfama
00:30:06 3.4.3 Mouraria
00:30:37 3.4.4 Bairro Alto
00:31:28 3.4.5 Baixa
00:32:39 3.4.6 Belém
00:34:15 3.4.7 Chiado
00:36:00 3.4.8 Parque das Nações
00:37:32 4 Government and politics
00:37:46 4.1 Local election results 1976–2017
00:37:58 5 Culture
00:42:10 6 Demographics
00:44:30 7 Economy
00:47:23 8 Transport
00:47:32 8.1 Metro
00:48:27 8.2 Trams
00:49:10 8.3 Trains
00:49:43 8.4 Buses
00:50:26 8.5 Bridges and ferries
00:51:20 8.6 Air travel
00:52:13 8.7 Lisboa Public Transportation Statistics
00:53:00 9 Education
00:53:16 9.1 International schools
00:53:42 9.2 Higher education
00:55:08 9.3 Libraries
00:55:52 10 Sports
00:56:46 10.1 Football
00:58:11 10.2 Other sports
00:58:48 11 International relations
00:58:58 11.1 Union of Luso-Afro-Americo-Asiatic Capital Cities
00:59:21 11.2 Cooperation agreements
00:59:35 11.3 Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities
00:59:55 12 See also



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Lisbon (; Portuguese: Lisboa, IPA: [liʒˈboɐ] (listen)) is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 505,526 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Its urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.8 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union. About 3 million people live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (which represents approximately 27% of the country's population). It is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast. Lisbon lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus. The westernmost areas of its metro area form the westernmost point of Continental Europe, which is known as Cabo da Roca, located in the Sintra Mountains
Lisbon is recognised as an alpha-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education and tourism. Lisbon is the only Portuguese city besides Porto to be recognised as a global city. It is one of the major economic centres on the continent, with a growing financial sector and one of the largest container ports on Europe's Atlantic coast. Additionally, Humberto Delgado Airport served 26.7 million passengers in 2017, being the busiest airport in Portugal, the 3rd busiest in the Iberian Peninsula and the 20th busiest in Europe, and the motorway network and the high-speed rail system of Alfa Pendular links the main cities of Portugal (such as Braga, Porto and Coimbra) to Lisbon. The city is the 9th-most-visited city in Southern Europe, after Rome, Istanbul, Barcelona, Milan, Venice, Madrid, Florence and Athens, with 3,320,300 tourists in 2017. The Lisbon region contributes with a higher GDP PPP per capita than any other region in Portugal. Its GDP amounts to 96.3 billion USD and thus $32,434 per capita. The city occupies the 40th place of highest gross earnings in the world. Most of the headquarters of multinational corporations in Portugal are located in the Lisbon area. It is also the political centre of the country, as its seat of Government and residence of the Head of State.
Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and one of the oldest in Western Europe, predating other modern European capitals such as London, Paris, and Rome by centuries. Julius Caesar made it a municipium called Felicitas Julia, adding to the name Olissipo. Ruled by a series of Germanic tribes from the 5th century, it was captured by the Moors in the 8th century. In 1147, the Crusaders under Afonso Henriques reconquere ...