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Continental Portugal is split in two by its main river, the Tagus (Tejo). To the north the landscape is mountainous in the interior areas with plateaus, cut by four breaking lines that allow the development of relevant agricultural areas. The south down as far as the Algarve features mostly rolling plains with a climate somewhat warmer and drier than the cooler and rainier north. Other major rivers include the Douro, the Minho and the Guadiana, similar to the Tagus in that all originate in Spain. Another important river, the Mondego, originates in the Serra da Estrela (the highest mountains in mainland Portugal - 1,991 m).
The action of man, the diversity of the climate, and the geographical diversity has shaped the Portuguese Flora. There are almost 2,800 autochthonous species. Due to economic reasons the pines tries (especially the Pinus pinaster and Pinus pinea species), the chestnut tree and the eucalyptus are very widespread.
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Portugal has a complicated administrative structure. The base is texas holdum composed by 308 municipalities (concelho - singular, concelhos - plural), and these are divided partypoker into more than 4,000 parishes (freguesias, singular - freguesia). All these are grouped into several superior divisions, some purely administrative, some specify a given activity (i.e. tourist regions or judicial areas), others have a more technical feature, while other have historical or hotel cultural backgrounds: Alentejo, Algarve, Beira, Douro Litoral, Estremadura, Minho, texas holdum Ribatejo, and Trás-os-Montes.
The most important division, is from 1976, dividing the continental territory (Portugal continental) and the two island groups (Portugal insular), the Azores and Madeira Islands - the Autonomous regions (regiões autónomas, singular - região autónoma), the country keeps as an unitary republic.
The districts (distritos, singular - distrito), are being dismantled, but they keep as the most relevant sub-division of the mainland, serving several purposes: partypoker electoral areas or regional football championships. In 1976, the districts were dismantled in the islands.
There was made a referendum in Portugal to create hotel administrative regional autonomies in continental Portugal, but the population refused it. The need for a better organisation lead to a newer and urbanized administrative division. Thus they are continuous territorial units made by groups of municipalities.
