Portuguese Republic República Portuguesa (Portuguese) | |
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Motto: Esta é a ditosa Pátria minha amada ("This is my blissful beloved homeland") | |
Anthem: A Portuguesa ("The Portuguese") | |
Location of Portugal (dark green) – on the European continent (green & dark grey) | |
Capital and largest city | Lisbon 38°46′N 9°9′W / 38.767°N 9.150°W |
Official languages | Portuguese (also in national language) Portuguese Sign Language |
Recognised regional languages | Mirandese[note 1] |
Ethnic groups |
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Religion (2011) |
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Demonym(s) | Portuguese |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic[4] |
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa | |
Luís Montenegro | |
Legislature | Assembly of the Republic |
Establishment | |
868 | |
1095 | |
24 June 1128 | |
• Kingdom | 25 July 1139 |
1 December 1640 | |
23 September 1822 | |
• Republic | 5 October 1910 |
25 April 1974 | |
25 April 1976[note 3] | |
1 January 1986 | |
Area | |
• Total | 92,212 km2 (35,603 sq mi)[5] (109th) |
• Water (%) | 1.2 (as of 2015)[6] |
Population | |
• 2021 census | ![]() |
• Density | 112.2[7]/km2 (290.6/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | ![]() |
• Per capita | ![]() |
GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | ![]() |
• Per capita | ![]() |
Gini (2019) | ![]() medium |
HDI (2019) | ![]() very high · 38th |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC (WET) UTC−1 (Atlantic/Azores) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) UTC (Atlantic/Azores) |
Note: Mainland Portugal and Madeira use WET/WEST, the Azores are 1 hour behind. | |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Mains electricity | 230V - 50Hz |
Driving side | Right |
Calling code | +351 |
ISO 3166 code | PT |
Internet TLD | .pt |
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Portugal is a country in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. It is the westernmost country of Europe and part of the Mediterranean area. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. Its capital city is Lisbon. It has been a member of the European Union since 1986.
Portugal was under a dictatorship between 1926 and 1974 called Estado Novo. This dictatorship was ended by a peaceful revolution called the Carnation Revolution. The Portuguese economy has been very good since then although it was hit hard by the recession of 2007-2008.
It once had an empire called the Portuguese Empire, and was a powerful maritime nation from the 1500s to the 1800s, being the tenth-largest empire, with a maximum land area of 10.4 million km² which included Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, East Timore, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Portuguese Ceylon (Sri Lanka), as well as Macau in China (until 2002).
Portugal is a popular holiday destination but is sometimes overlooked in favour of larger countries like France, Spain and Italy. The Algarve region in the south and the capital Lisbon are the most popular destinations.
The country has a national football team. Portugal won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2017, and hosted the contest the following year.
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