Portugal

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Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in Southwestern Europe. Mainland Portugal is located on the southwestern portion of the Iberian Peninsula, and bordered by Spain to the north and east. Portugal also includes the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. The country has a population of 11.4 million, and Lisbon, its capital, is the largest city. Portugal's internal waters and territorial sea together account for two-fifths of its territory, and its exclusive economic zone is one of Europe's largest, while its terrain contains a diverse range of landscapes and regional climates.

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Capital

Lisbon

Population

10,347,892

Area

92,225 km2

Climate

Temperate

Government

Semi-presidential republic

Languages

Portuguese, Mirandese

Sells

cars, garments, vehicle parts/accessories, unpackaged medicine

Sells to

Spain 21%, France 11%, Germany 10%

Land borders

1: Spain

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+351

Founded

1179

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Portugueseofficial

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Mirandeseofficial

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What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

milk
tomatoes
olives
grapes
maize
pork

Largest cities

Lisbon capital	517,802
Porto	252,687
Braga	193,324
Amadora	178,858
Coimbra	140,796

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

World War II1939–1945 World War I1914–1918 Napoleonic Wars1803–1815 Seven Years' War1756–1763 Hundred Years' War1337–1453 Spanish Civil War1936–1939 Iraq War2003–2011 Kosovo War1998–1999

Form of government

Semi-presidential republic.

republic1910–now constitutional monarchy1820–1910

Money, belief and alliances

Belongs to

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe European Southern Observatory European Free Trade Association International Civil Defence Organisation United Nations European Union World Meteorological Organization International Development Association International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Community of Portuguese Language Countries International Energy Agency Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons NATO International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Australia Group Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Climate and geography

maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south

Climate zone

Temperate

Highest point

Mount Pico

Landmarks and landscapes

Belem Tower Douro Valley Sintra Algarve

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (1)

Spain

In charge right now

Luís Montenegro Head of government

António José Seguro Head of state

Figures from its history

Vasco da Gama Sailed to India Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese mariner, explorer and nobleman. His discovery of the first direct maritime route between Europe and India via the Cape of Good Hope and across the Indian Ocean from Malindi in Kenya to Kozhikode was to open up European...

Henry the Navigator Patron of the age of discovery Prince Henry the Navigator, was a Portuguese prince, a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and often credited as one of the main initiators of the Age of Discovery.

Antonio de Oliveira Salazar Dictator, 1932-1968 António de Oliveira Salazar was a Portuguese dictator, academic, and economist who served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968.