c. The Protestant denominations are 3 percent. The other religion such has Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam represents about 3 percent of the population.The Portuguese government is a parliamentary democracy. Portugal is divided into 20 Administrative Divisions. There are 18 districts and 2 autonomous regions. The 18 districts are: Aveiro, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, and Viseu. And the autonomous regions are Azores and Madeira. These 20 Administrative Divisions are divided into 305 municipalities, are further divided into about 4,000 parishes.In Portugal there are also extensive Transportation and Telecommunications systems. The railroad network amounted to about 3,600 kilometers in 1990, of which about 450 kilometers were electrified. Except for several small railroads owned by mining industry and Lisbon's subway system, all of Portugal’s railroad networks are operated by the state’s company, Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (CP). The total road network amounted to about 73,660 kilometers, of which 61,000 was surfaced (bituminous, gravel, and crushed stone). And 140 kilometers limited-access divided highway. There are also 820 kilometers of navigable inland waterways. That is relatively unimportant to the economy. These waterways are used by shallow-draft craft limited to the 300-metric-ton capacity. The major ports in Portugal are the ones in Lisbon, Leixes, and Sines that are fully equipped with adequate warehousing facilities. Also important are Viana do Castelo, Aveiro, Figueira, Setbal, Portimo, Ponta Delgada (Azores), and Velas (Azores). Portugal has a lot of airports for its size. To be exact they have 66 total, 63 of which are usable. Forty of them have permanent surface runways. Lisbon's Portela Airport, is a major European air terminal and transit point. International flights are also sched...
